the "d" word

discipline.

fall semester

new chapter

new fears

new dreams

new people

new truths

new hurdles

new passions

new dynamics

new teams

re-newed courage

re-newed hope

re-newed faith

names

ill remember

challenges

ill overcome

expectations

can no longer trap me

to a me 

that belongs

to everyone else

but me

to everyone else

but 

You

i am afraid

and that's okay

i am nervous

but not for long

i am rushing--

but You won't leave me behind

i am crying out

i am held

i am not

by myself

i will fail

and succeed

but mostly

...i will fail

and You'll remind me--

i am accepted

i am loved

i am 

more

than i was before

i am more

than i thought 

i could be

i am alive

though i struggle to believe

i am 

okay

You've made sure of it