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{POEM} Invitation

Poetic Healing

In the quiet moments,
The dark moments,
We let the old parts die,
Hold them in our arms one last time,
Silent and relenting,
As we put to rest the masks,
The need to hide, to play small,
To pretend we’re fine,
To be emotionless,
To be death

And as we do,
As we are freed,
The space that opens
Invites us to something new,
Something better we can’t yet see
Yet our restless hearts can feel
And know in their bloody, tear-streaked bones
Is real,
Is inside
By our own invitation

©SpiritLed 2018

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Posted On: December 30, 2018

Invitation to Opening

Poetic Healing, Poetry, Spirit Reveries

Magnolia flowers

Our strength is not in our bodies
But in the quality of connection with our soul
In the quiet times when we allow ourselves,
The moments which take our breath away with fear
And a longing to be anywhere but where we are in that moment,
Those alone times when the voice is louder than any other
The most feared voice of all – the one which loves us most,
And with its great love, the words may also gently reprimand
Or hold the mirror in place a bit too long for comfort,
Yet even this is kinder than the ways in which we speak to ourselves,
These words, though sometimes harsh,
Invite us to opening, to healing
For our tender, guarded hearts

©SpiritLed 2016

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Posted On: April 18, 2016

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