Hā

I close my eyes and hold the glow of sunset between my lashes
Directing that very light to the far reaches of my being
To every part in me that is yearning for healing
To every part in me that is calling for rest
To every part in me that is asking for peace
I say a prayer for my lungs
For they have carried me a long way
Through years of gasping for breath
Years of housing grief that I didn’t even know I had
Years of wishing I knew what it was like to take a full inhale
And yet, these very lungs breathe me to life, still
The place I thought was the weakest part of me has become the strongest
Even though there will always be more to heal
I make an offering for the storms that have settled
The grief that once called my chest home now lives outside of me
Has become constellations in my sky
That I can only see with my eyes closed

Hā

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