How Tight to Hold?

Holding On

Maintaining a tight grip

Makes me feel secure,

Safe and in control.

I know what to expect

I can handle the unknown

The uncertainty of the future.

Letting go of the reins

Leads to mayhem

(In my mind);

A bucking bronco

Precarious, unsafe,

Insecure.

But holding so tightly

Also imprisons me,

While letting go

Sets me free …

Is there a middle ground?

A place where I can find

A sense of freedom

Yet still be secure?