She strikes at me
With her knife
Hot with the sting
Of shadow sisterhood
I thank her for the initiation
Feeling disgust ripple up
Knowing I must soften
The journey is to find compassion
You, who offer me hatred
Become, ironically
One of my biggest teachers
Of forgiveness
You know those moments
Where everything just falls into place
The water is turquoise and perfect
His amber eyes are full of presence
The sun hits my skin just right
And it feels a little
Like heaven
And yet
You know it's fleeting
Life will continue to flow
This way and that
And the moment slips through our fingers
Never meant to last
Because life
Does not work like that
I decided
Today
I would not worry
or fret
About what was
Or what is to be
But I would let myself understand
That it is me
That makes life
Happy
I am the center
Of all I live
And in every moment
I choose to see
Divine perfection
Deciding not to long for days past
But to embrace the tides
Years ago
I would have been content
To dwell
In longing
But I'm changed now
I know too much
Life is too good
To waste
Longing for
What was
Let's open to the flow
It's only natural for things to go
But this moment offers everything
Just as it always has
Just as it always will
