Art by Jeanette Mac Donald. www.jeanettemacdonaldart.com
“Writing is being able to take something whole and fiercely alive that exists inside of you in some unknowable combination of thought, feeling, physicality, and spirit, and to then store it like a genie in tense, tiny black symbols on a calm white page.” Mary Gaitskill
My Fiercely Alive Whole Self by Laura P.
Have you ever felt
your soul catch on fire
and run through the fields with your arms
stretched to the heavens
heart ablaze?
Where the wind catches your wings
and your spirit soars
you ride the wave of the jet stream
gaining speed
spirit freed.
You dulled, drugged up
and numbed out,
do you hear the call in your ears
shaking you awake,
“feel me!”
Are you too afraid to feel
your chest shrivel up
when it faces the dragon in the dark
body balled up tight
heart aching.
Are you too tired to show up
and do what needs to be done
heavy with sadness
lingering in the dampness
of your mind.
Have you ever noticed
the nudge from behind
your knowing smile greeting the day
sparking hope
with a deep inspiration
How these yin yang waves roll in
with their rhythm
trustworthily washing us out
presenting their gifts
guided by the moon.
Can you trust
that feeling in yourself
offering a fan to the flame
soul igniting
arms outstretched again?
Where you will wait
to feel the wind
content with not knowing
knowing none the less
that you will soar.
Waking up inside
your fiercely alive whole self
to the miracles
trailblazing for joy
magnet for the biggest love.
COMMENTS
Beautiful and inspiring. Speaks to me. Love the combination of art and prose.
