they say you are soft?
so be soft.
you have nothing to
prove.
nothing to
gain
from a forced
toughening of
your wild soul.
be soft
because you
can
because you
are
because you
know
that it is
life that has
softened
you
that has taught
you
that hard is
for brick
and wood
and cement
not for heart
and soul
not for you
you bend
and sway
you welcome
you enclose
you buoy
you float
you adapt
and you do it soft
watercolour edges
blending with the earth
and sky and sea
so be soft
sometimes
it’s the very best
way
to survive.
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8 responses to “The Core Of Your Strength”
be soft, baby.
Be soft, but also… wear a crash helmet. That is nature’s lesson. All life is soft at heart.
It IS "the very best way to survive". Thank you.
I'm sunk fast in the brick, the wood and cement, dammit!
Not you! Keith, I should thank you for turning me on to Jeanette's prose. It was when you posted her "Prayer for and Ordinary Monday" which set us on our "contest as to who has the fuller emptiness" as your friend Ron called it. One of the best FB threads ever! 😉
"Perception is the only reality."
Yes, it's the very best way to survive!
Great poem, so beautiful.