A stone to my windshield
rocked me for a while
and in a fit of anger I cried out,
“How often is this going to happen to me?”
Like the daily news
this single stone reminded me
how frail life can seem
and how vulnerable we are to tragedy
Pausing to breathe, I released my vain attempts
to gain defense against the unpredictable
and through the crack in my window came
the light of my life and confidence to journey on
