Blessings Against a Dangerous Tide - Facing Fear

Poetry has never been my long suit but I thought I would post a couple of recent attempts

When battered by turmoil and uncertainty,
    May I return to the present noticing what is Ok and not just what isn’t.

When doubt overwhelms me and loneliness fills in my inner being,
     May I have faith in myself and those who connect with me.

When uncertainty clouds my path,
     May I have trust in the process of life itself.

When confronted the blackness of what might come next,  
     May I enter into fear and never shy from it.

When my heart pounds and my mind races from place to place,
    May I find time to reach for tranquility and turn inward to find sense of comforting eternity.

Instead preparing for war and painting my face for battle,
    May I make a friend of fear and not just believe its story and give into despair.

When I am buffeted by apprehension and tremble at what others might think,
    May I cultivate an ease of being and push back against magnifying hurt.

When I feel nothing but fear and despair in the sudden turmoil of any given day,
    May I nourish courage rather than grasping for a nonexistent certainty.

When the day is darkest and the storm approaches close in,
     May I trust that nothing destroys essence, my presence is spiritual and incarnate