To Create

To create we must first let go,

of the crumbs on the counter

and those dirty dishes in the sink

and any weight one might feel from

guilt lurking in one’s heart.

To create we must believe,

that perceptions brewing in one’s head

of can’s and can not’s

and boxes left unchecked

can melt away like the snow thaw on

a warm sunny day.

To create we must become small,

allowing wonder, and hope, and emotions all -

to take our breath away and bare witness

to creation itself.

To balk at the way

things have always been.

To be a child once again.

This poem was inspired by an Exhale workshop with Callie Feyen. Thanks Callie!

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