Palms to the Heavens

I fought hard 

for many years

to keep my life 

as it was.

I gripped it 

so hard.

I was scared, 

so scared,

to lose 

the little I had.

And just like that

I began to loosen 

my grip.

One by one,

my fingers relaxed 

and let my palms

face the sky.

I am learning still.