you were never lost
You Were Never Lost
You are becoming space, a place, where your destiny can find you.
This gathering, this collecting,
this drawing in
threads that have been broken and frayed
and stuck to the edges of others…
…to what you want from them
…or wish they would be more of
……or less of
………or different than.
This gathering, this collecting,
this drawing in….
This is not easy.
This universe conspires for our hearts
to be broken.
I love you.
This universe conspires for our hearts
to break open.
I trust you.
Take my hand
and let’s sink down,
Beneath the waves, the noise, the distraction, the pain.
I forgive you.
Let’s dive down into the deep blue,
where only her eternal embrace surrounds us.
I am right here.
Here.
You remember that you can breathe underwater.
Here.
You remember the universe beneath,
the universe inside.
A forest of jewels, possibility, and infinity,
the brilliance of the soft octopus’ arms and
the wild prayer of the humpback’s cry.
Here.
You have nothing to prove.
You have nothing to lose.
You are turned inside out.
Your shell is softened and polished
with crystal sand.
You let go of all shores and roll and roll
And the current wraps you in its
ever embracing compass.
You are here.
You are home.
What happens if you let your back arch and swim in a backwards spiral as you exhale wild bubbles?
What happens if you grow webbing between your toes and dance among the slippery seaweed?
What happens if you scuttle into a deep cove and peer out into the big, open, blue.
Let your heart breathe into
the center of your core.
Let your warmth radiate out the pores of your rich, silken skin.
You are the most brave of all, out here in the deep sea. I see you.
I love you.
Thank you for trusting, as you gather yourself back into your holy body,
that you were never, ever lost.