I am learning
to go slower
to be softer
to listen more carefully
to let go of plans and dreams and hopes and
just be.
I have been very afraid,
I have had a very hard time trusting,
but what other choice do I have
but to live my life
and keep inching
forward?
There is only one direction
to go
and only one moment
at a time
to live.
I embrace
the snail’s way,
I will move
so slowly
that my fear
will
run past me
(Fear is always
in a hurry.)
and I will sit here
calmly
and
watch
it
go.
What
will happen
in the end
is not
my business.
My business
is
to stay
right here
in this moment
where I am safe.
I am
sitting here
tonight
breathing my way
through fear
that is moving
through my body
down to my toes
and settling in
a little ball
in
my stomach.
I will
put my
hands
on my belly
and feel
the gentle waves
inside.
I am
alright,
right now,
and that is all
I need
to know.
I am learning
to live
my life
gently.
It
is
time.
