clingy

while I have never thought of myself as being clingy

and while I have a negative attitude toward clingy-ness

I find that I am clinging,

at an unprecedented rate

like ivy on a stone wall

like barnacles on a ship

like a tick on a dog

like a leach on it's host

like a garment full of static electricity

like a toddler to its mother's leg

like a drowning person who is tossed a life preserver 

to my faith in God

to the hope that is found in knowing Him

to the joy that comes from being in His care

to the promises I know He will certainly keep