Trust Yourself
Over and over
I am repeating to myself
trust yourself
it is not wrong
to feel what you feel
whatever the gods
lay down
you will lift it up
with your hands
and your heart
and use it to make poetry.
When I get up
I am going to be
running towards you
towards what
I understand
tomorrow may be.
Somewhere
on the edges
of the future I hope
you will be there waiting
with your arms full
of whatever is possible
whatever the gods
want you to carry
to the anvil
visions / other people / kindness
that you have gathered.
The sun rising
cuts into the room
like a sword
I think of the
dark waves of the past
that have flooded over me
and I seize the blade
and push up and out
rising like Nimue
from the lake.
I will be waiting to hand
to you
the magic sword
it will cut through
any barrier
that stands between you
and the mastery of your art
should you choose to wield it.
Gifts like that
are full of danger
and unplanned sacrifice
so you must trust yourself
it is not wrong
to feel what you feel
whatever the gods
lay down
you will lift it up.
