Can you allow yourself to be empty?
A vessel of calm?
Can you let the storms rage about, staying untouched inside?
You sway, in acknowledgement of the wind
You hear the rumble outside your body
Inside is quiet
Empty
A smooth and effortless being
—
Inside, all atoms, inside the atoms, all space
Outside, all space, inside the space, atoms
Inside those atoms, space
It turns out that all sub-atomic particles are made of cream cheese
Don’t worry, it’s lactose-free.
There’s no barrier — it’s mushy between inside and outside
I can be inside me looking out
Or outside me looking in
—
Yang, Yin
Expand, Contract
Sky, Ground
Air, Earth
Grow, Rooted
Heaven and Earth meet and dance in my solar plexus
—
You are safe, and calm and powerful
You are ocean waves
You have evolved here
It’s your planet
Don’t let anyone take it away from you.
Why do you think the planet made you?
