Robin Rounded The Bend

Robin rounded the bend
      Fearful that if she looked back
Some one, some thing
      Would be gaining on her

Some force following her
      There, just over her shoulder
Residue from previous failure
      Left over, from yesterday
One she never wanted to revisit

And she was hopeful
      Optimistic, bright, cheery
Wide open to possibilities
      Ready, willing and able
To meet and best new challenges
      Learn new tricks

Still the doubts, the fears
      Real, palpable
Threatened at any moment
      To shake her fragile confidence

Robin rounded the bend
      Fearful that if she looked back
Some one, some thing
      Would be gaining on her


For Conversations With Walt
Denis J. Kelly
June 29, 2011