Restlessness

I cannot settle

My heart will not rest

And my head is spinning

The thoughts whirl around

Creating sadness

And it aches my heart

The lies come now

With words of pain

That I am not good enough

Then I hear a whisper

A voice calling to me

You are not good enough for me

It’s that voice I should listen to

One of love and compassion

The one who created me

The restlessness comes from the self

The one I am bound in

And what my life consists of

But that should not be the case

As I am called to love others

So my mind must turn to them

Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2019