Awakening

I found you
with your head
in books
and in the museum
looking for knowledge.

I saw you
in the early morning
waiting in line after line
and then shopping
for things only I can give you
wisdom
love
appreciation
satisfaction

Instead you jumped
into the ocean
and only needed me
when the waves overwhelmed you.

Each breath became a battering gasp
and still you struggled.

Here I am!
Slip into me.

See me as nothing.
Know me as everything.

I am the worst moment
and the most rotten fruit.
I am everything distasteful
and I am your own lack of self-trust.

Sleep in my shadow.
Rest and listen.
The trees whisper my name:
Thankfulness.

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