Broken Bones

a poem for healing

Photo by Masoud Razeghi on Unsplash

Make a grave for old broken bones
Cover them in rich, dark Earth
Be gentle, say a prayer

Weep as you will, 
for as long as you need
But don’t let them pull you down
where they lay.

Rather…

Rest by the river’s edge
Release 
            whatever needs to go
            far longer
		       than you know –
Trust your spirit
to take you by surprise
Be still
One day it will lift you