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Surrender—Not


Surrender—Not

Mother Goddess
Father God
I wake up grumpy
I’m tired,
And haunted by troubling dreams
Where I am always wrong,
And being controlled by others.
At least they try—
But my will is strong
And I won’t back down.
You know how I feel about
Surrendering—not on my watch.
Yet letting each moment
Be as it is—
That is a type of surrender.
I can go with your flow
Without giving away my soul.

This Mystic Musing
Comes to You From Catherine

About Catherine Coates

Catherine Coates is the author of the books, Longing for Intimacy: Glimmers of Hope, and Like as a Hart: Poems to Quench Longing. She has also published a set of inspirational cards, Musings on Grace.

Her next book will be considerations of Jewish/Christian theological tenets which arose in her after spending time in a Christian cult.

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