Next Tuesday
I step in front a group of women
with cancer
we all have the potential for this plague
you and I
we are not so different
It’s environment, genetics, lifestyle choices
And like it or not, it’s
with us
It, like other aspects of life, is petrifying
A sea of unknown
A gargantuan rift in the surface of what we thought we knew life to be like
An overwhelmt of fear and stress, worry and anger
And I will step in front of them to say
“But life is greater than that which is
petrifying
unknown
rift rife with
overwhelmt
“It is meant for joy
Loving what’s ‘right’ with you – that which is all of you
Noticing how you feel, and how to feel better
Celebrating that you are a miracle, in this moment, yes, you
Perfect you.
Because there isn’t an answer for tomorrow we can define
today”
We have this moment
The way the spine feels as hips circle counter-clockwise, then reverse
The way a smile lifts with a familiar song
The way it feels to dance, really dance to a rhythm
We choose health with each action or inaction
To meditate
To co-create
To believe
To hope
To feel
To be
All that we are. Not we collectively, each of us.
Each of us
Have this potential