Sitting in the empty

The distance between
helping fat little fingers push cookie cutters into rolled dough
while sweet giggles and sugary scents fill the room
and mailing ornaments, made by someone else,
to be received by beautiful hands, now grown
is a blink

I am a caretaker
It is my nature
I do so in ways I shall never share
Not a role forced upon me but a spirit
that guides me

A baby doll held tight, I was rarely without
Into my family, now islands, individually thriving
I poured all of me
Devoted to the wellbeing of my students,
a calling that shall never leave me

Learning to care for myself
over the last few years,
to the level I’ve given to others
is less natural,
and one that others may find less admirable
            despite all the promotion of self-care

With a lifetime of experiences behind me
I am learning how to just be
I am learning how to just be me
I am learning how to shed what shrinks me

I am discovering infinite freedom, creativity, and wisdom
in the empty

During the morning twilight
I pause and breathe it in
I let it fill my lungs and being
then I blink and let it all go

Thank you for stopping by. I am about to head into our last writing workshop for the year. Catch up with you all later. Warm regards. Michele

my sunrise photos (12/7)

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