Ebb and Flow Within

we are the ebb and flow of tides, of clouds drifting across the sky

calm serene still, the water the sky, beautiful blue on blue until the storm arrives, in an instant we shift we feel disturbed, questioning life

suddenly within a tempest of unsettled energy emerges, where is it to go, why is it here, what do I do

this ebb and flow surfacing, errupting within, this disturbance daring to rise up to reach the surface of me, do I listen to the voice seeking release

it is here, make no mistake, it is real, I choose to listen to sort to honor to allow the darkness within to rise to give light to its words too long held in silence

to understand the why, is to heal its pain anger hurt fear, this energy long buried now asking to be heard

to be given a face in the darkness of me, to be felt understood, to be released, to be known seen as part of me, it is real

this is you - all that is you - all that is - within

we are light and we are dark, it is one

yes, we move with an ebb and flow, a drifting, we ask to be free of all debris we hold within to rest in the calm stillness of blue on blue

this disturbance that dares to disrupt this moment, this now, erasing the calm with turbulance is you, all of you asking to be recognized understood

to see that both exist light and dark, it is how we grow to know our truth, everything teaches something

only when we allow the energy within to open will we return to calm, in time we heal what we feel within, buried through time, lifetimes of time

we are the ebb and flow of tides, of clouds drifting across the sky questioning our why

it is the ebb and flow that gives us direction to know the next right step waiting

this is is how we heal, to see the why behind the blue on blue, this is the birth of the rainbow that waits to be revealed

smile…Nancy