A wide soft deep heart
A pillow for the soul
The exquisiteness so close
Right here
Softness swells in response to the call
An arising of love
To know myself as this
Right here
How does that impact my body?
Tears, throat spacious
Settled, soft, true
Knowing it’s all okay
A knowing in my heart
A certain resilient texture tells me so
The texture of truth here in this moment
Clean, squeaky almost, a solid soft certainty
A smile lifts my mouth
As if realness is a secret I have ascertained
The elixir softly sweet, a drop from a honeysuckle blossom
Delicate and pure, recognizable deep in my soul
Sliding down my throat
Melting it into only the barest essence of sweetness
An unending space within
Permeated by this solitary drop
What does the drop do to my structures?
Melting the coating around my heart
Melting the cotton batting that cloaks my nakedness
And buffers my vulnerabilities
So that I may feel the coolness blowing through
Reveling in the fresh touch along my clavicle
The unimpeded unfolding within my chest
Freedom—a droplet of clear dew—ever-expanding
Transparent Expression--July 2013 16x20