Carrie Bergener, RN, MHA,

Freelance Writer

My Place

I was invited to come inside

– a safe place to reside.

But I turned my face

– outside in the storm is my place.

When the sun and the clouds collide

I feel the most alive.

Even wondering if I will survive,

In the storm is where I reside.

They beckoned me out of the wind

– a warm fire and a friend.

My wild heart stood strong,

In the storm is where I belong.

I was born with dreams.

And I traded them for wings

To ride the storm wind.

To rise and find me again.

Carrie