Exposed to the Marrow

Exposed to the Marrow

Exposed to the marrow,
To the essence of who I am
All I want to be.

I see myself on the silver screen
The courage, the willingness,
The fear and uncontrollable trembling.
The fate of the task required
Left to one least able
Chosen for heart, not skill.

To be called, unworthy
Driven by a force not ours
With the end unknown.
To venture beyond our limit
Is the summon we must answer,
The only life to live at all.

sjb 12-23-01
(after seeing “The Fellowship of the Ring”)