I saw the face of god today I simply could not look away It came in waves From your shining eyes Ancient wisdom Sweet surprise It’s something that cannot be said But the heart sings here I am again You watched yourself see me see you We held and swirled in endless loop And touched… Continue reading Reflections
Tag: mindfulness
Energy Work
When the energy rises to my throat, I am met with fear. I’m surprised to discover it. It’s like that sometimes, the emotion lurking somewhere in my body, hesitant to make itself known. I can’t blame it; I used to be in the habit of rejecting what I felt automatically. My body doesn’t yet know… Continue reading Energy Work
Gathering
I’m eighteen and I’m standing in the doorway of your house And you are telling me it’s just a phase Couched in your scorn is implied meaning That I am wrong to claim this part of me as identity And soon I will realize it I’m not surprised to hear this from you I didn’t… Continue reading Gathering
Being
The ground is warm and wet against my back Meadow grasses folding softly around me My hair threading through them, becoming part of the world Cicadas carry this rendering on their ceaseless song A heavy buzz that you were not able to hear White noise turned golden with the summer sun A billion tender green… Continue reading Being
Hooking up with your Ex
When you get up out of the bed I feel my body suggesting that this hurts That we are being abandoned So I snuggle up with it And remind it Of all the little pleasures of our routine The way we spend our mornings alone My body and I There will be deep breaths There… Continue reading Hooking up with your Ex