Feel, my love

When the heaviness sets in

Chest tightened

Fists and jaw clenching

And the impulse is to shut down.

Breathe, my Love

Stay with it

When head and heart swirl,

Knots somewhere

Deep

In this Abdomen

Meet it

The intensity

Sense its vibration

Take your time

Take all you need

Lean towards it

Taste

its

notes

Feel the colors

Tumble over

And through each other

As the tension

In your jaw

Slowly yields

To the swish of your tongue

Allow them to bloom

Before you

Feel the

heat

Travel

Over your shoulders

Across your nose,

Deep in your belly

Breathe it in

Follow where it leads

Allow it space

For its fullest expression

Stay with it

Expand

As it does

Know

That your power

Resides

In embracing

this piece of yourself

Soaking up every

morsel

Not spilling one drop

When it feels like it might

end you,

Know that this ending

is only

The beginning