For it’s our grief that gives us our gratitude,
Shows us how to find hope, if we ever lose it.
So ensure that this ache wasn’t endured in vain: Do not ignore the pain. Give it purpose. Use it.
-Amanda Gorman
Suspended
by Carmen H Gray
Fold yourself gently into it, my love
Suspension is the pause
Before you let yourself step further
Even if you trip, have confidence
In the fall
The sweet earth
Contains a purpose for you:
Soft grass reminds you to lean into her for comfort
Icy streams awaken your senses that are dulled
Vast meadows with their worlds within worlds
Show you there is always more to examine
And even the harsh desserts
Where the sea once was
Have vestiges of a former way of being
To teach you
Life can change
And shift, yet even so, it adapts
Everything you need is
Where you are
Let yourself fall a little back to earth
Forces pull you downward, inward
For a reason
Monarca Rising 