Time to Grow

I need a break

I need time

To shower my head

And restore my soul

I feel suffocated

Not allowed to grow

Being told no

In being able to serve

It’s not for you to decide

What is best for me?

I am held in the hands

Of one who is bigger than you

He’s bigger than me

He decides my future

He is the one who,

I should be listening to

Please give me space

To breathe and grow

Help me to grow

Do not stunt my growth

Let me flourish

Let me serve

Be a friend who helps

And not an enemy who restricts

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2018