True Communion

Communing with the sky aboard the Noah's Ark - August 2016

This piece is another one that has been a long time coming. It has been edited a few times and I think it's the way I need it to be - at least for now.

True Communion

Sensations of ease allow
my body to move
more freely
despite minor limitations of
age-old injuries.
A slight need to reach, do
continues to lessen as
billowing love spreads to the
 boundaries of my being.
Sometimes…all at once breathless, but not.
More like a suspension of breath,
a pause for moments of
transition and stillness,
then somehow breathing anew.
A gentle sense of being adrift,
but not off course,
 as I restart, reset, reconnect.
On my own two feet,
yet held and supported.
The way it should be,
should have been
all along.

Various eras of my life blend together
as I stretch into the fullness
of my substance.
Doubts and fears rooted in bygone days
come to the surface of my mind,
begging to still be heard.
But it’s in my power to turn away,
 and to.

There’s more, beyond my knowing.

But right now there's
nothing I need to do 

but allow healing to absorb,
have faith in
true communion,
and be me. 

Sarah Carlson

January 1, 2017