Thursday, March 12, 2015

March 12,2015

THE  WOLF  IS  AT  THE  DOOR

We give names to dogs and cats,
so why not give names to wolves -
the wolves at our door. Why not? 
They howl.They are our fears – fears 
with names like: “Gossip,” “Accusation,”
“Bankrupt!”  “Rejected.” “Fired,” "Cut".
Names like, “Cheat, “Caught,” “Cancer.”
“Disliked,” “Dropped,” "Addiction."
Yes, why not give names to the
wolves at our door? Sometimes we hear
their paws making scratching sounds
standing 
there on our wooden porch 
just outside our door. "Oh no! Not again."


© Andy Costello, Reflections

1 comment:

Mary Joan said...

What a thought .

I know a lady fighting stage 4 lung cancer who has named her cancer , Stanley .

Prayers for her as she fights that "wolf "