I

Breathed out.

Loosing

Lizard Brain

that skittered

cross path

–tale switching




I

Breathed in.

Butterflies

folding

whitened flags,

–from which red had washed away

I

Picked a route.

–wary over river

in dew-soaked shoes I tripped

and righting–

every step I took

amplified the flow.

I

Relaxed.

Chary, still, of

distant

Rooster crow

–unaware

of dusk and dawn–

I

Felt

Pebble push afresh

in soul

–knowing

other

in another

I hadn’t noticed before.

I

shivered.

Wind combing

weight of hair,

sorting

snarls

unattended.

I

saw.

Leaves falling

to the left

inanimate and

animation,

wildflowers gilding right, and

dogged

behind—

I

Learned.

To fall

in ponds

To jump

in pools.

To

be the water and

fearless found

–an immersion so beautiful–

in truth,

I needed no

respite.