Find Space

 

within these limits

as you claw at the cage

an angry tiger snarling at its confines

 

find a space

within the negativity

that locks your doors

and holds you closed

growling at the day-to-day beingness

that is your gift of life

 

find this space

within your body

the soft pink of sunrise

stretching your awareness

into the rising notes of songbirds

slipping past the bars

 

find this space

within your heart

gently swaddling you in each moment

as it gathers and disperses

with a Universal consciousness

 

find it, this space

within each clawing at confusion,

each heaving of perceived burden,

each groan and grunt at moments

designed to give you a key

to this space

 

beyond all bars

 

 

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Stephanie Ross is a Ren Xue Yuan Qigong teacher and Vancouver Island poet. She found her writing inspiration during a 3.5–year South Pacific sail with two young children. She’s passionate about her inner world as a lifetime adventure. Her writing has been published or is forthcoming in The White Wall Review, RXA Qiblog, and Wild Umbrella  among others.Connect with her:  https://www.stephanierossauthor.com
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