I embrace the sky
when her storms hurl me into dark clouds
I remind myself that we share
the same matter the clouds and I
Yet the clouds do not know my fears, my judgments, my plans
I look up and see a woman riding a billygoat
a cloud transforming through the sky
I cannot hold on to the clouds
I embrace the sky knowing she is ever-changing
Every morning she offers me a new view a new beginning
and I beam with her light each moment
I realize I am witnessing her freshness in me
I embrace the sky as I watch my actions
Fear strikes my depths in old ruts worn deep
But when I look to her I remember my being
and see that I am not in the past nor
in the future there is nothing to fear right now
for she is smiling in a sunrise with me
I embrace the sky when my body aches with pain
I breathe her air and feel her touch my whole being
with energy from the belly of the universe
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I embrace the sky
when her storms hurl me into dark clouds
I remind myself that we share
the same matter the clouds and I
Yet the clouds do not know my fears, my judgments, my plans
I look up and see a woman riding a billygoat
a cloud transforming through the sky
I cannot hold on to the clouds
I embrace the sky knowing she is ever-changing
Every morning she offers me a new view a new beginning
and I beam with her light each moment
I realize I am witnessing her freshness in me
I embrace the sky as I watch my actions
Fear strikes my depths in old ruts worn deep
But when I look to her I remember my being
and see that I am not in the past nor
in the future there is nothing to fear right now
for she is smiling in a sunrise with me
I embrace the sky when my body aches with pain
I breathe her air and feel her touch my whole being
with energy from the belly of the universe
her love soothes me and I breathe out in whispers
of my essence "I am so free to let go of you as I embrace you."
I embrace the sky.
Erica Shane Hamilton
