Balance / Flowers

"Balance"

When are you going to leave behind your balance,
     teeter forward and fall
         in love with the world?

When are you going to plunge into humanity?
Submerged by the wave
the salt stings your eyes
the ocean presses on every side
feel them
rush toward you
mouth gasping for air
throw open your arms
and rise.

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"Flowers"

Healing takes time.
Being able to care
for small things first, like a new rug,
a succulent on the windowsill
or a couch for friends to sit.
Then the invitation.
Bringing others inside.
You need new friends, dear.

This might take longer, but
in time you meet a kindred soul—

have patience, for
a year reveals all to those
who wait to see the flowers grow.