Changes

I was doing ok

Well in my opinion anyway

But it seems you disagreed

As you swept into changing me

Everything was okay

Well I suppose I was troubled

Struggling to cope

With third culture re-entry

I was on a bumpy path

Which became full of rocks

As things became worse

And my life turned upside down

I felt so alone

But realise now I wasn’t

As you were always with me

Standing by my side

My life as I know it was over

Things would never be the same again

Changes were happening

I had to learn to live a new

But it was all in your hands

You knew what you were doing

You helped me develop

Into the likeness of you

You helped me to grow

Into the fullness of my potential

Showing me new ways to live

That helped me to be free

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2017