A Presence Worth Embracing

In her presence I've learned…

How to use the concept of serenity;

How to accept what I cannot change;

How to have the courage to change what I can,

and to have the wisdom to know the difference.

In her presence I've learned…

How to use the little things to my advantage:

To save the trimmings off of anything,

and how to match them back up again,

making them better than they were before.

In her presence I've learned…

How to take an insult as constructive criticism;

How to make the venom my antidote;

How to find the healing in a snakebite,

and how to let my wounds heal by themselves.

In her presence I've learned…

How to give my extra time;

How to properly nourish a soul;

How to love with my whole being,

and how to relax and just be me.