THE GROWING SPIRIT:
Discovery and Recovery

A Poetry Chapbook

by
Susan Smily

MY GIFTS ©   I asked for power, That I might demonstrate my worth. I was humbled, That worth might show itself... I asked for illness, That others might love me. I was given strength, That my illness might be apparent... I asked for security, That I might have a base. My foundation was crumbled, That I might build anew... I asked for friends, That I might not be lonely. I was given companions, That I might understand how not to be alone... I asked for strength, But gave myself weight. I asked for love And settled for dependency... I asked for all things, And was finally made aware - I am all things and need only look inside - I can find it all, within my self.

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