I Accept

By SANDY ROCHELLE

I honor the stars that light the way to wisdom and the unseen.

I heed all that I do not understand with reverence and silence.

I praise the unforgettable and unknown.

I live with hope and mistrust fear.

I reject all that misleads me.

I accept the road that winds in the direction of all that I do not know.

I welcome shadows and unresolved dreams.

Sandy Rochelle is a widely published poet, a featured artist in the film Bohemia, The Life of a New York City Poet, a member of the Acting Company of Lincoln Center, host of the President's Award-winning television series On Our Own, and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the Spoken Word category.