“Push the door, just a little
and stride into the unknown beyond,”
my brave heart urges, insistent, strong.
I shake my head, in time with my quivering hands,
fight-flight pushing and pulling me
every-which-way.
I think I want to cower.
But I go.
Forward.
It’s time for the dVerse Quadrille Monday, where this week Victoria invites us to wrote on the theme of ‘open’ in any manner we choose, as long as we use the quadrille form.
The picture above is the coat of arms for Birmingham (UK), the city of my birth. The lady on the left is holding a book and an artist’s palette, representing art, and the man on the left is a blacksmith, representing industry. It gives me a feeling of strength and determination, very much how the people of Birmingham were, and how I see them (us) still.
I’ve been taking a little breather from writing to regroup, and it’s good to ease myself back in with a quadrille, a form I really enjoy writing in.
Please do head on over to dVerse to read… and take part – why not?
Freya Writes... 
I can relate to the pushing forward, to opening the door to new things, being courageous when everything inside wants to turn and run back to safety. Best to go forward, indeed.
Thank you, Linda. Yes, best to go forward!
I do remember the feeling of daring to link up the first time… we do that, don’t we? Hesitate a bit before we plunge ahead…
Indeed we do! The key is to hear our fears, but forge ahead anyway. Not always easy!
Lovely poem. Very true. but you didn’t use the word open, only the theme!
That’s a good point… Hmm…
I love the idea of moving forward with courage.. ❤ excellent write, Freya 🙂
Thank you!
I enjoy the Quadrille myself. Yours seems like a knight’s/warrior’s prayer of sorts, a strengthening, uplifting piece. Very well written, thank you!
That’s an interesting perspective – I hadn’t thought of it like that! Thank you!
Real nice piece, Freya.
Thank you!
You’re very welcome.
I loved this – very inspiring
Very inventive esp “fight-flight pushing and pulling me”
Thank you!
Sometimes we are braver than we think we are. I liked this, I think we’ve all been there.
Sometimes we are. Yes, I think we have.
I know what you mean about the need to regroup and certainly can relate to the sentiment expressed in your poem. I like the ‘portmanteau’ words you’ve created there!
Thank you, MarinaSofia.
Yep, push don’t pull. Lovely words.
Thank you!
Most welcome.
“fight-flight pushing” — I know this feeling well!
I think we all do!
Life is so full of those challenges to open new doors, to open ourselves to new experiences, to be open to people we don’t know. Thought-provoking.
Thank you, Victoria.
Enjoyed this brief foray into fear & resolution. Inadvertently, the word “open” did not appear. but the action is used, so I thought you were just being clever/brave/unconventional & thinking outside of the prompt/box; smile.
It was a pure error on my part, Glenn! I’m glad you enjoyed it in spite of the missing ‘open’!
I know the feeling of fight-or-flight very well and have found many times that I’ve been more brave than I thought I was. I like your encouraging poem, Freya.
Thank you! And… me too.
Oh yes, I also know the flight or fight feeling all too well. Very inspiring, moving, and encouraging poem, Freya.
Thank you!
fight or flight… very well put.
Thank you!
ah…those to be or not to be moments…nice…
Thank you.
Yes, those open doors can be intimidating…the fear of the unknown is one of my greatest fears, so I appreciated the encouraging ending to your poem.
It’s the same for me, Mish!
So pleased to see you back again, Freya. I can identify with these lines::
I shake my head, in time with my quivering hands,
fight-flight pushing and pulling me
every-which-way.
Thank you, Kim!
This sounds like a chant to push forward. 🙂
Doesn’t it! It was a reminder to me… 🙂
And to most of us here, too. 😀
Interestingly.. a newest
therapy for PTSD.. is
adventure therapy..
to open a door
for greater
feelings
of positivity
over fear to retrain
every peptide memory
of trillions of connections
across all cells to feel liGht
rather than all associated
with the dARk of FEAr..
the body leads
the mind
for
the
body is the
mind.. body electric
or whatever Whitman
said is more than poetic
now.. we are beings oF liGht
in everY ceLL of chemical reaction
for positive emotion of neurochemical..
neurohormone.. peptide receptorS in trilLions
of connections singing sharps instead of flats..
And sure.. it works
as i for one.. once shut
in for 66 months can SinG
and DancE solo noW without even
a blink or hesitation of NO that Now
is only fear when it comes to ExpreSsinG
SpiRit oF ARt.. but ha..!.. my aDventures
haven’t been easy.. at first.. buT aLL
well worth it now..
as fear kills every
thing liGht when
illusory
and
dArk
and negative @aLL..
Neuroplasticity and EpigeneticS noW
from head to toe A SonG i’LL sinG iSReAL SoUL noW2..
Imagine if the UniVerse could DancE and SinG..
What a gift.. for we caN
with relative
Free WiLL noW
and Fearless Love..
platitudes only.. nah.. we
are connected and all is interrelated
from head to toe.. inside.. outside.. all
around above to stars to neurons
and all peptide
connections
counting
Trillions
on
Cells iSREAL..
Sorry that’s several
Quadrille’s.. WiNks but
it’s leg quarters.. they
all joined up and were hard to cut..
as they continued to open up.. see yA.. Freya..:)
Thank you for your lovely comment, and for sharing this with us. It makes sense that adventure therapy can do this – wonderful that you have benefited!
Winks..
i did it before
i read the science..
That happens
A lot
With
No reason but HeArt
The power to heal..
Innate instinct
And intuition
e-scAping
Mechanical
Cognition
Priceless..
Science
Playing
Catchup
Finally
To
The
Yogi and
Other ways..:)
An interesting coat of arms! Perhaps you could add: Push the door “open”, just a little…
It takes some courage to pull back from writing and re-enter again 🙂
I’m pushing!
I feel like cheering. Onward and upward!
Yes!
Interesting!
Thank you!