Today Start Believe Wash away Sudden urges Into the negative Mental break Row boat needed Help as the waters gurgle Entrancing me to stay Let it bring me under Watch the fauna play I flounder deep Beneath the surface Catching my breath Above the moments Wondering if I tread Everything will recede In a miracle of bliss A still melodious silence In the murky patch Congruent to crystal clear Blinding my precious sight To an intersected avenue Heartened of least resistance Wading out In this quicksand deluge Stuck unable to move Head space flooded With your muddy ado Breathe deeply Meditate gently Find your use Grab a broken down log Hoist yourself up Grasp the air Between the splinters Ride your thoughts To the patch of land Almost there to touch Release the crutch Holding you in suspension Seek the joyous dare Found in reticent introspection Till your body folds Into a pose of delineation Hushed in this portrait of self examination
Jessica Bahr
















