There is a happy way to be,
a happy way to hold you –
hold you like water,
where you know
there are no holes for you to fall through

Hold you like a bowl
that lets you take its shape,
and lets you be yourself,
and lets you ripple,
but doesn’t lose you out the sides

This way of holding you
lets you be at peace,
and lets you find yourself
and quench your thirst.

©Wendy Mulhern
October 20, 2023