Sacred Compost

Poem #48

Take all the grief and the rage,
the pain of rejection, the frustration 
the wound of uncertainty, 
the unpleasantness 
that heaviness you carry on your neck
exhaling the tightness in your chest
releasing what didn't work 
what is now broken
everything you deem and label "negative"
whatever hurts you the most, the impotence
the bitterness you taste 
along with the medicine
the overthinking and ruminating 
sleepless nights, anxious mornings
go ahead and take it off from your body, 
no longer carry it in your heart
no need for it to occupy your mind
write it down into a poem or an essay
draw a map out of the labyrinth
crumple it up and tear it apart like old news
soak it in water and set it free
offer it with deep reverence
to the roots of your favorite tree
then watch it transform
into more beauty
for this world

-TEO