JOY

Not a muscle twitched upon my face

Yet two tears slid down and then they raced

To the bottom of my chin

Hanging out and hanging in

A third slid down unannouced

And made a three-some hanging down

Tears now slide freely between my breasts

Crocodile tears, do crocodiles cry?

Close to my heart they come to rest

The seat of my soul, my heartache, my pain

Only to realize that yet again

There is nowhere to hide or to flee

From all that is inside of me

Who am I to question as to what, why or when

Spirit knows best about my inner plight

Allow all feeling good, bad or sad

Content to be....... that's where it's at

Be like an octopus

Attaching a tenacle of understanding

Clinging to that glimmer of acceptance

Letting the rest of your troubles slide

then

Hang on for the ride of your life

High on an elephants back

Ears flapping, nose in the air

Joy abounding joy can be yours

If only you dare

Resisting acceptance,

I roar like a lion, whine like a dog,

I run like a deer and slither like a snake,

Slide like an otter down a snowy mountain side

And when I reach bottom looking up

What do I see ?

But acceptance looking back at me.

written Oct 13/01