There comes a moment, a split second in time
When each child of God stands alone
Forced to delve deep within the fundamental core
Of his human complexity to seek the unbridled truth
To face the naked fact of who he really is......
To discover as thru a sonogram the strength that lies hidden
To accept the unsensored answers of the soul
To draw from that source the courage to forge ahead in praise
And thanksgiving to the One true God who is first above
All things.
No matter what the cost
My moment came as I crashed to the floor, in the attack of a
Hemorrhagic Stroke.
My moment came the minute I opened my eyes in the grasp
Of amnesia.
My moment came as I was helped to stand upon wobbly legs
After eight weeks in a coma.
My moment came as I hobbled shakily along the corriders of the
Hospital.
My moment came as I faced myself in my mirror, for the first time.
Seeing the after effects of the stroke, I cringed away.
It took me many weeks to acknowlege the haunting face that stared
Back at me with sad eyes. I saw a stranger. A crooked hint
Of a smile was forced from a face that no longer cared to see.
The world wore a dark shade of gray.
My moment came the minute I decided that I would make much of
What I still had. The fires of determination still continues to
blaze fiercely.
