Today's word is "apostasy" ... uh-POS-tuh-see ... a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc. (dictionary.com)
Through
Heart and soul you believed it,
Every word. Every phrase. Every song.
It was your life. You were whole. Complete.
And then, a tiny thought intruded.
It came from a trusted source,
A friend.
And somehow, it grew. And brought along
more and more logic. More doubt.
Long-buried questions, unvoiced,
were surprizingly answered.
A deep struggle began, tossing you
this way. And that.
Panic raised its head. The mere contemplation
of this apostasy, this turning,
filled the air around with fear.
What would be lost in this transition? Who?
And what would be found?
But you tenitively traveled this new road,
immersed in new sights and sounds.
And one day, as you looked back, you discovered
your footprints had vanished.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2016
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