Balance

Hush doubt 

You only set a weight 

and make shoulders slouch

I know your warnings 

are meant to save

me from harm

The world is crewel 

yet shimmers as jewels

To tip toe will only savor the pain

always in hope 

one will lend a cane

Let's refrain from such stratagies

and choose to jump

Dash into those faceted treasures

Come stings that seem to 

last forever

Yet glow as a river's shimmer 

Settle in the core

open this door to

Find the balance within

that will keep us standing

steady in the sun