It’s understandable if you decide
to step into the box offered,
draw your feet in, curl up
to find the comfort of a safe place

The daily roads have many boxes,
different places, different shapes and sizes,
some for you, some not,
(the choices fewer when you look closer)

But you could also choose
to be defined  by where you walk,
and how you open out each day,
and how your deep hope carries you
to broader, ever unconfining, views.

©Wendy Mulhern
December 21, 2022