Appreciate the Beauty of What Is

Tests confirm its existence,

Dread manifests as armor.

Wish not upon what isn't,

Appreciate the beauty of what is.

What may become is not yet here,

Don't live as if it were.

Wish not upon what isn't,

Appreciate the beauty of what is.

What has been traveled no longer challenges,

Don't relive to recognize.

Wish not upon what isn't,

Appreciate the beauty of what is.

I write this poem in reflection to the changes occurring in my eyes due to a genetic disease. I knew I had Retinis Pigmentosa from a young age, but I chose to not fret over it until I had to face it. My time comes now because I can place one challenge behind me to face what's next. Life challenges offer so much, even when we're unknowing. It's important to not be reactive with fear to fuel the worst. Appreciate the whole picture and flow with the changes.