the riverside

staying clean
has not helped my quest
for healing

embrace then
these muddy waters
and be washed

un-shoulder
the weight of the world
it's not yours

bliss

spider let me close
not too shy to eat the fly
until camera clicked

Yemaya's embrace
nothing heals me like you do*
goddess of the sea

tumbled in the waves
exfoliated by sand
blissfully smooth now

opposing forces
push and pull from depths to heights
ride the crests with me



*with thanks to heather nova