semi ; colon

Today I find myself on pause;
at last I have been found.
I end one noisy first-part clause;
now silence is a blessed sound.

The period, not my punctuation;
I tried that once and failed, thank God.
Did not believe self-actualization;
I was wrong that time (so odd).

Maslow has a point, it’s topped;
it seemed beyond my reach.
Climbing edifices wrong, I stopped;
time to un-learn, time to un-teach.

But semicolons have a rule;
another clause – it’s own – to come.
Independent – one rare jewel;
still, connected to the first – one sum.

I’ll start that next part soon, I think;
I’m ready – pretty sure.
Deconstructed – heart in sync;
I didn’t know I could endure.

Today I find myself on pause;
at last I have been found.
I end one noisy first-part clause;
now silence is a blessed sound.

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“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life.”