when you

when you

a piece written 5 years ago

When you are broken,

and you reach for your heart

to find that it is has become dismantled

by disappointment

piece it back together again

make mosaics out of those pieces

make art out of your hurt

When you cry,

imagine an ocean for your tears

let your tears become

one with the ocean

until you can not make

a distinction between the tears and the ocean that flows

as the tears begin to dissipate

let your sadness fade with it

When your anger becomes consuming

and shakes the foundation of your being,

let your displeasure become of a flame

burn your angered feelings

until they burn the root of your anger

take the ashes that are left behind

scatter them in a garden in the midst of winter

when spring comes,

let peach blossoms and tiger lilies bloom alongside those ashes

When you are full of uncertainty

and it is answers that you seek,

tie your questions to a balloon

watch the balloon dwindle into the sky until you

no longer think of your questions once more

release your anxieties to the air that carries your balloon atop

unweight yourself of the uncertainty

(the moment you forget you were seeking for

the fulfillment of those questions is the

moment the universe will bring the answers to you)

When you are full of clarity,

and your friend can not find

light within their current experience,

hand them your glasses

let them wear your perspective

let it illuminate the sky above

until they too can find light from within

And when you smile,

imagine that joyous energy

cascading all around you

take a moment to appreciate the joy

that fills your being

let that same joy fill all those around you, too