this one life.

this one life.

what will you give your soul to,

in this one life?

will you let your heart bleed

for the child on the street?

will you chase down your dreams,

bare feet burning,

will you spill yourself all over this

wonder-filled world

and let yourself

ignite lost souls?

or will you wrap yourself up,

in a clean white napkin

carefully folding down

the edges

so that they lay flat

and just so,

while sitting on the shelf

behind glass doors?

oh, whose will you be?

how much unravelling

unearthing,

becoming,

how many mistakes,

how bold

and brave

and messy

and real

will you allow yourself,

in this—your one life?

Comments

[Jo Wholohan]

stopping by via the flyers, LOVE your banner, just beautiful..... thanks for sharing this beautiful poem, lots to thinks about xx

[Sonya McCllough]

me too ... yes, I love the banner and this space you have created.