Saturday, September 4, 2021

on Exercise: Finding the Feeling, by Pema Chodron


the feeling of

being in Mom's hospital room

as I draw and write

sitting by the side of her bed

 

Ani Pema instructs,

Bring up a memory

What does it feel like?

 

like ice water

a pool rich with grief

hovering below my heart

above my belly

 

I look up, distracted

a single cloud peers out

over the top of the building across the street

 

I am not unhappy

I am just sad


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