My Committee

You guys are my new committee. ~ Kay S.

The committee in my head ruled the roost
arguing, disdaining, dismissing, denigrating.
The committee gave me no peace
assuring me that was just what I had earned,
ruining my life as obviously I had wrecked
all that was precious, all that had value,
all that I had been given or had grasped.
That committee exists still, but I've moved them out,
away from the core, into the outlying grounds.
A new committee has taken its place
and this one I'm pleased to host.
Here I can find the peace I'd never known,
support, encouragement, strength, solace.
This committee is the fellowship
of kindred minds, of fellow travelers,
of healing souls. This committee is you, my friends,