my cardiac rehabilitation, following the implanting of my pacemaker.
No Option
to lose the pace
is to still keep going
keep moving forward
lest one be rutted in uncertainty
rigid with the rigor of fear
stalled in hopelessness
paralyzed
by the giving in
the giving up
caught in anguish
with the loss of belief
when grip lets go of dream
arthritic is loss of faith
debilitates the spirit
cripples the manifest light
that shines forth
at the sacred leap
into the dark unknown
but stopping is no option
frozen is the doubting man
withered in a worried cage
terrified of the wrong step
of the journey all in
of daring the way unmarked
to the destination uncertain
thus he bleeds out
loses the color of life
to become cold and grey
mired in regret
for never having shone so brightly
as to blind the eyes of death
stopping is no option
rob kistner © 2019