POETRY

Learning to be Soft in My Strength

The art of melting

Photo by Gris de Paris on Unsplash

i want to be soft
free like an ocean wave
but rigidity follows me
everywhere i go

i want to climb mountains
without worry
of how far or how high
i climbed

i want to live without
second guesses
and guilt
wondering if i’ve done enough
tried hard enough
lived enough
become enough

am i enough?

i want the
squint in my eyes
to relax
and the fine lines
of fatigue to fade

i recycled my running shoes
but the race
continues to find me
in dreams
in stillness
moments of ease

it swallows me whole
consumes me like a
quick snack
but i know in my bones
i’m more than just that