New Poetry

I Told You So
by StarShield Lortie


1
i told you when we started this
i wouldn't be able to finish
i'm not pretty or smart enough
or have the right skills.

I told you it would all fall apart
and there would be nothing left
but a pile of bitter dusty ashes
scattering on the wind.

i told you i wasn't strong enough
that these things you call appendages
make no sense to me
and all i would do is fail.

i told you the best i could give you
is the middle of the road
that i would just stop trying
lie down and give up.

and here we are
smack in the middle
and all i have left is
i told you so.


2
I never said
you would know left from right
only that direction would be revealed
and here you are.

I never said there would be an end,
a stopping place or destination,
only that the journey unfolds
presently before you.

I never doubted
your ability to move,
to lean forward and make a choice,
and embrace the knowledge along the way.

I never questioned the strength of you
or your desire to reach for the truth
as it illuminates each moment
fully in front of you.

And I gave you the most magical gift
what you call giving up
to teach you the how
of letting go.


3
Lie down on the soft earth
clover thick between your bare toes
and unfurl yourself beyond
I told you so.