sometimes I feel small
and fragile like an egg

I want to blossom bold as a buttercup
and stop the awkward anxious twisting

resiliance and trust
remember
remember
that I am loved and cared for

unwind
uncurl
smile
and be bold as a sunflower
bold as yellow
bold as peace
bold as water glittering in sunlight
be the river
be the wave
a leaf
connected
rooted

fragments of pottery
solitude
not lonely
yet the future
alone
alone
alone

it is my day off work
I must get busy and meditate,
watch the plants grow,
and listen to the sky

I will breathe gently
and will see the leaves stretch for light
and hear the herringbone clouds pass overhead

the wounded in me acknowledges the wounded in you
the darkness likewise
and the healing