my sleepy eyes open
i make a cup of coffee
and read with elias
i drive to the beach
say mantras by the ocean
i breathe
am nervous i’ll get into trouble for going into the ocean
i breathe
do it anyway
submerge myself in dark brine
the womb the womb
home
again!
feel a rush of adrenaline
i breathe
come home to myself
when i want to do nothing but run
i hear my body whisper
She says,
thank you
thank you
thank you
i breathe…
i forgive
move forward
not stuck
never stuck
only thing obstructing me
always
is me
i breathe