Changes

It's never easy, this thing called change,
It turns you around, and makes everything strange.
Change is difficult; it's hard to let go
Of the things in your life you used to know.
You wish everything would stay the same
Like a movie scene in timeless freeze-frame.
But life doesn't always work the way we'd like;
We never know when the unexpected will strike.
As hard as it is (especially for me),
It's important to accept change graciously.
We can learn lessons from life's little surprises,
Assess strengths and faults, and let knowledge guide us.
Change can be a challenge instead of distress,
If we rise to meet it with courageousness,
Because change can be good, even if we don't see
What lies ahead of us, for in life, there are few guarantees.

Diana B.
December 7, 2004