Overwhelmed
With vulnerability,
I rest and focus
Quietly.
Grounding myself,
I look around me.
Faces, searching my eyes,
My family.
I've created a place
With people and love.
I want to nourish it more,
It's never enough.
To learn every detail
How to fill ourselves up,
Because you are my people
And this is my life.
I ground myself, listening
To playful laughter.
We've created this,
For always, forever after.
My husband and I,
Partners of life,
Dedicated to keep trying
Together husband and wife.
I ground myself,
I smell the new soap,
I notice because I'm alive
And I want to know.
I want to be present
For each moment together,
I want to show up
Because there is no way better.
I ground myself,
Gently touch your face
I pull you in
For a tight embrace.
Feeling your heart
Beat against my chest
I know this is living,
Simply doing our best.
To learn and to listen,
Apologize and consider,
Question and feel,
Show up together.
I ground myself, breathe in.
Pain is part of growing,
Breathe out, let go
My heart, overflowing.
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Written 2022
