Pain and Despair
stand face to face
cradling you
between them
until you slip
from their arms
to the earth
at their feet
and shed their
embrace.
This is a blessing:
letting go and falling
into the Way, removing
oneself from them,
even as they try
to hold you harder.
The Way is to
drop away from
their hard faces.
Never let them
hold you in their gaze.
Never let them
stare you down.
Instead, close your eyes —
land soft, feel
the beating heart
of your Mother.
Dark Matter 
March 19th, 2017 at 2:10 pm
Reread this today……….a blessing again. Recovering from back surgery, coming off pain meds………stuck at home………….fighting depression………………thanks for lighting the way out of my darkness.
March 20th, 2017 at 8:49 am
You are most welcome. Please get better soon. Miss you around here.
December 21st, 2016 at 11:17 pm
Ahhhhhh…………………………………………………………………………………………