honor yourself: a new bone sigh

Saturday, July 28, 2012

a new bone sigh

just?

'just show up' they had said.

just show up and be.

you don't have to fix it.

you don't have to judge it.

just show up and be.

that sounded even harder than trying to fix it or judge it.

and she knew they were right.

she could see life waving her in.

taking a deep breath, she set the rest down,

took off her shoes, and walked on over.

2 comments:

Dan McGaffin said...: Reading this, I had the image of a sailor bringing in a plane with the colored flags.

Very nice Terri.; July 29, 2012 at 9:41 PM
terri st. cloud said...: thanks, mister dan!; July 30, 2012 at 7:06 AM

it was hers

“they took. they invaded. they pushed. they violated. in so many different ways. a lifetime of pushes and takings and making her feel less than valuable. sitting back, she began to see it. how it had gone on and on. and in seeing it, she began to realize - it was up to her now to shout, to whisper, to sing, to move and to believe in her value. no more taking that from her. it was hers. no more giving it away. it was hers. proudly, with strength and with knowing, she held it. she lived it. she became it.”