I look forward to new experiences
Though frightened, I am curious
Maybe even excited about what comes next
Not a catastrophe but revelation
Glad that some of our structures
Dissolve into fire or ice
Sad about melting Mother Earth
Our Source, our Love
I rejoice when I realize that
I am the cause of my own suffering
Protecting myself from the outside world
Finding deep peace in knowing
No need to judge so very harshly
No need to embody stresses
That keep adrenaline and anxiety
Pumping
A cocoon, staying away
From the angry ones
The hurt ones
I ask for forgiveness
Listening deeply to my best instincts
To wonder, to explore before
I break apart, blow up
Or shatter
This new vision includes deep understanding
A dream about my mattering but
Not as much as I formerly believed
Not having that much power
But power enough to relax and rest
Stop fighting the good fight
Developing more subtle ways
To bring change to the world
By changing myself
That’s all I can do
Believing the Great Spirit Mother
Will care for others, not just my job
We move along the paths of
Destruction and joy
Out of the darkness comes light
After we wade inside the black cave
Without knowing what we will find
Accepting what is there
Hoping to embrace all parts of us
So many particles from ugly to beautiful
The apocalypse has already come
We are now walking through hell on earth
We cover ourselves with a cloak of hope
And community so that we can all heal
So that we can all grow
And bloom
Season by season
Day be day
