COMFORT OF TEARS

Fire enveloping all
Consuming the whole
Water finally soothing the burn
Gently bringing relief from the pain

Luxurious rain bringing life back
To that which was lifeless for so long
Spilling over and under the total being
Here in the comfort of tears released

Finally finding a home
Within a new strength
Born from a willingness to let go
Expectations running down river

Flowing onward to another day
Cleansing the wounds
Some self inflicted
Staying too long too close to the fire

Now reaching the ocean's edge
No longer just dipping in slowly
Ready to plunge into the next waterfall
Surrounded by the essence of comfort & joy

Returning to that which is real
A new adventure here
Inside a new warmth of waters rushing pleasure
Seeing what is real in the now
Abandoning that which only abhors
In mornings light finding another pathway to explore