I surrender

I surrender the fight to be someone

The fight to be important


To my dreams

To my nightmares

To the fears I feel


I don’t surrender to the man made God

I surrender to a light that is kind


I surrender to the earth and the seasons of it.

I surrender to creation, to human nature

Perfect in its imperfections

I surrender the battle for perfection

And to self inflicted punishment

When perfection is not reached


I surrender the fight to control my life

The fight to control other people

I surrender to those trying to control me



I surrender to trying to understand

And just accept

I surrender the need

To be understood and accepted


I surrender to my instinct

I surrender to my mind

To my madness

To my insight


I surrender my anger

My resentment

I surrender to pretending I don’t have it


To tears in private

To tears in public

What others think of me


I succumb to the flow


I surrender my failures and the pain of it

I surrender to the good in life

I surrender to the good inside of me

I surrender to the dark

and the emptiness it brings

To scabs, to healing

I surrender to love

I surrender to change and changing


I surrender to find peace.

I surrender to find freedom

I surrender to this moment