Calm Inner Seas

The torment led you far

you went on paths

that twisted, turned,

made you dizzy in crossroads,

led you to falls or cliffs

and ever you pushed on,

convinced

that light waited

on the other side

of this one wall of grief and toil.

***

You didn’t think one place

could hold your hopes secure,

you reached for peaks

to cradle wishes

but you forgot in flight

that wind is stronger

up above

you need to rest,

and fill your breath

with fragrance of belonging,

with sights that make your soul

happy to be.

***

When heart smiles,

your emotions

are set alight

you find your inspiration,

you fulfill goals

and peek through windows

that you were always looked down from.

***

Now they are yours,

but you don’t stay

you won’t make this cold place,

ambition,

your garden

for life.

***

Purpose and delicious temptation

can lead you on a race

that lasts for days or decades

the minutes in between,

the moments when you have talks

with the sun

or when blue moon shines on you

to guide

and to protect

with mantles of whispering wishes,

you start to see a ray

of love

that shines

behind the curtain.

***

The barrier between heart,

mind,

and your next goal

could have you running all your life,

never fulfilled or satisfied,

lacking

a resting place.

***

Reach high, don’t daunt your dreams

fan wishes with their shimmer

but keep your heart turned

to that ray

of moonbeam

and a drop of sunshine

that points to the place

that will stay yours

for all seasons.

***

It’s home,

it still remembers you.

You may have left

a lifetime ago,

as soon as you step near

it vibrates with a touch,

it hugs

a whisper and a song

from you.

***

Who you are and will be

are one,

connected, loved,

cherished by flowers

blooming with purple of insight

pink for redemption

yellow for trust

in hopeful harmony with who you became

now and in the next breath

of wind and light.

***

© 2022 Amy Christie

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Originally published on Medium