the hands reach out to hold on
put the pieces back together
hold it together
the hands surround
support
each one giving warmth
each one giving strength
the hands soothe
the hands calm
the hands centered around the body
place hands and hold
they do so until there is no more
they bind together
bring it all together
and make the broken whole again
unbroken
body is whole again
i look out and see beyond the horizon
i lift my head up to
face myself
face the world
facing with clarity
uncompromised
honest about where i’m at
i see now
i see me
i am not the villian i thought i was
and neither is the person before me
neither is the landscape before me
i am not the enemy
i look out and see faith
in this rests the belief in myself
my community
that anything is possible
that oneness
against the silence
knowing how to channel anger
removing desire before it turns to hate
standing against fear
looking it in the eye
my breath is so natural
you can see the sun come up
you can feel when the ground lifts and curves upwards to the sky
you can see past the horizon
all of us
standing
waiting
patiently waiting together
