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Only a Moment~ By Sara Whitestone

4/3/2014

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Only a moment
to make a choice
to stay or to go

Go--
to go,
to fly into the unknown

Stay--
to stay,
to sink back into being unknown

It is almost finished,
this burial--
years of dirt and doubt
heaped over dreams, suffocating hope,
sealed off, sealed down, sealed away

But there is still a crack,
the gap not quite closed

Stay--
stay in the dark,
exhale the dust
to become dust,
forget, cease, never be known,
never to have known

Go--
go to the light,
gasp the cold air
to pierce or be pierced,
be uncovered, be alone,
find all that can be known

One eye closed
one eye open

To shut the other
or to open both

In only a moment


Author Bio:

Sara Whitestone is a writer, photographer, and teacher. In exchange for instruction in English, her international students introduce her to the mysteries of the world. Whitestone’s work has appeared in The Portland Review, The Piedmont Virginian, Literary Traveler, Summerset Review, North Carolina Literary Review, BootsnAll, Prime Number Magazine, Wilderness House Literary Review, and many others. Whitestone discovers writing through travel. Her current books-in-progress are a literary thriller set in Europe that is inspired by true events and a creative nonfiction work called Saudi Women: Keepers of Faith, Catalysts for Change.
4 Comments
shirley McQueen
4/4/2014 07:39:06 am

Sarah, it is always a joy to read your words. They are a very special part of you that helps me to know this lady that has deep longings and secrets. May God give you new insights daily, and keep your pen in constant motion as you share these longings, musings, and your own very personal self with those of us who love you.

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Sara Whitestone link
4/4/2014 08:46:19 am

Shirley, thank you for being such a supportive, loving friend over all these years of choices and changes.

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Adrienne Rogerson
6/16/2014 02:49:32 am

It is always a joy and pleasure to read your work, not only when you post it but often after. What an opportunity to reflect for all who choose to read.

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Sara Whitestone link
6/16/2014 12:38:40 pm

Thank you so much! It means a lot to me that you take the time to read and reflect on my work!

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