Cushioned: Resilience

After a few
Precious moments of
Serenity sublime,
There ensued a most difficult time:

Intense dread,
As if in reaction to
An approaching threat,
Descended and engulfed like a net;

Seemingly splitting in two,
The mind divided
And with such aversion collided,
Twisting and resisting against what was sighted;

But presently reassurance reached
Across the schism,
Bringing both halves together
And strongly bonding them;

Doubt was breached
And confidence strengthened,
Determination and motivation returned
And the mind felt unburdened.

Thoughts of ‘Where to now?’ disappeared,
Replaced by this new resolve,
This solid state,
Now so easy to appreciate,

Lighting up the dark,
As obviously as the tiny spark
Of a firefly,
On a moonless night;

A remarkable rise back up,
After such a deep slump;
And for the time being,
Stability re-established and tensions easing.