Entrance

At this gate, we will not need

to show identification.

We will not need a resumé,

or a checklist of experiences

we have accrued.

We will not need to be well dressed,

rehearsed, or polished.

This is the gate of anywhere,

this is the gate of here and now,

and the one thing we need

is down at the very bottom of our being,

under all those papers,

all that detritus,

all those shed skins,

where it seems it will be really hard

to pull it out

Except here it is,

and we don’t need to answer to anyone.

Just rise up inside

and walk through.

©Wendy Mulhern

May 9, 2016