And Yet

You can’t put weight on what’s falling,

can’t stomp your foot, can’t hope

to knock the bottom out and so fall through —

there’s no salvation in destruction

however much you’re longing

for some easier way to get out

And yet …

And yet …

Every honest step, every searching step,

every anguished and exhausted step,

regardless of directionality

will take you closer

to the amnesty you seek

We live in the field of absolute value

where you can’t take a negative step —

what’s upside down will be inverted,

what’s right side up will be purified

Don’t worry —

this is not dependent

on your will and prowess,

this is Truth

unfolding effortless in grace.

©Wendy Mulhern

November 20, 2018