Lotus of Love

Mud

Sticky, slimy

My roots grow here.

My love finds its way down

Fearing loss

Bracing for disappointment

Trembling with insecurity

Gripped with self-doubt.

Honor the darkness.

Who said

Love is safe

Convenient?

Lost and overwhelmed

My roots reach deep

My lotus plant anchors itself

Knowing the upward path.

My love strengthens

Seeking the light

Faith as my stem

Somehow

Knowing.

My love stretches me

Beyond my safe boundaries

Turning me

Inside out

Exposed...Raw...Naked.

Surrender….

In spite of it all

Nourished by its roots

A lotus bud forms

Submerged under water

Biding its time.

Love knows

Its sacred rhythm.

Trusting.

My love reassures me

Love finds its way.

A lotus emerges

Poking thru the water's edge

Petals unfolding in the golden rays.

Love's aroma released

Greets the light.

My love matures

A vastness to behold

Sky and sun reflected in the pond.

Love's journey

Rattles my bones

Grips my hands

Settles my heart

Caresses my soul

Cracks open my self

Plunges me deep into the

Unknown.

Raises me to new heights.

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