
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.


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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