It comes all at once
as it tends to do;
Not like a sucker punch,
or some massive wave
to knock me off my feet
but more of a gentle hand
held to a cheek
or a voice softened
that the child not only hear
but understand
What does it say?
That somewhere behind
these endless cycles of growth and suffering
is the mechanism that allows their becoming:
A choice
-Brandon White
Brandon White 