Why do we cling?

We cling to our garden, the green lawn and surrounds

We cling to our car and how far we can run

We cling to our spouse and our children as well

We cling to our family and cling to our friends

We cling to our career and its prestige we defend

We cling to our religion to make amends

We cling to our phones in the hope that they ring

We cling to our email in case it says "In"

We cling to our opinions for we must be right

We cling to our fears and are too scared to fight

We cling to our past and all that it means

We cling to our present for we know what it means

We cling to our future for the hopes it may bring

We cling for our life in the fear it may end

And while we are clinging and too afraid to let go
our life is ending whether we cling or let go

To let go is to be free from the prison within

To let go is to let life really begin.

ChezzaG

Old Tree Clinging to the Bank of the Goulburn River