Help me to tell
a story of beauty
pointing a path of patterns

We could follow this one
and it might teach us
a generous weaving

We might learn a way to be together
better than the one we fell into
(projections of someone’s fears)

If given the first step,
we could follow it out.
If given the whole image,
we would glow
right here where we are

We would be the way and the light,
we could join hands
and walk out together.

©Wendy Mulhern
November 16, 2023