Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole

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Tread Lightly

Poem inspired by: on the nature of daylight-Max Richter

11 o clock sun

my face tilting, eager to feel

the light

across the wisp of skin that form my eyelids…

An orange glow

fills my mind-

you feel closest here,

and from here

the warmth slowly spreads

like the emergence of a sunrise

throughout my physical form…

I want to stay here,

forever…

Infinite space for my soul to breathe

Like first butterfly wings

uncurling,

my eyes flutter open,

disoriented…

I focus on the sound of the breeze

rustling the leaves…

Looking down,

the playful dance of shadows unfold,

imprinting on my bare thighs…

a delightful rumble

moving upward

from my core,

tickling my throat

as it crescendos

into the air…

as if to acknowledge

the beauty

of existence with nature as the sole witness…