Behold, a voice!
Once upon a time,
I let someone else decide.Â
Fear reared itâs ugly head,
And my friend Failure
Became my enemy.Â
I wish I couldâve seen it,
My voice,
Slipping away.Â
I offered myself
Up to the judges,
And let them keep define me.Â
Who should I be?
What can I say?
How will I be loved?
The voice that answered,
Was not the One I know.Â
It was a darker voice
Who told me I was not enough.
Someone else knew better,
So I left them in charge.Â
I checked out of my mind
and lugged my baggage out the door,
Pretending I was free.Â
I journeyed to find
who I was,
And every time I thought I found her,
I watched her
Be snatched away.Â
Not enough.Â
Not enough.Â
Try again.Â
Failure punched me in the face,
And I let her.Â
I did not learn
That she was teaching me
How to fight back,
I just kept falling down.Â
A dark cloud encased my mind,
And I could not find the door
To open it,
For the One who knocked.Â
But there, emerging,
A golden treasure I thought Iâd never see.Â
My voice!
Given back to me.Â
Wrenched from the hands of fear,
Thrust into my ready throat,
Guided by the One.Â
Failure was given a new name,
My mistakes transformed
To transform me.Â
I was no longer in control
And no longer afraid
Of losing it.Â
There, like dawn breaking,
A Voice!
Speaking Truth and goodness,
You Are Enough and
You Do Not Have To Strive.Â
I can be,
And it was good.Â
















