Slow Down Darling (poem)
Slow Down Darling
The last few months have been moving at a break neck pace.....
To figure it out.....
To move the voice..
To move the body..
To move the heart..
To move
Forward..
Forward..
Forward..
Wild hands gripping at the air..
Catching nothing..
Moving nothing..
Body held captive in place by invisible chords...
bound tighter, harder, and faster
than ever before....
But
Forward
Forward
Forward on!
To fight like a tiger..
To protect the whole self..
To move mountains and houses..
To better yourself
To have all the answers..
You’re ok alone
To be prepared and ready
To be
On..
On..
On..
They whisper...
“Whatever happens..
Darling,
Don’t ever let go..
Because, wanna know what????
Know what happens if you do???
You’ll never catch the tail of that chord..
you were so desperately trying
to hold onto”...
Holding on so tight,
Your hands have become....
So...
Unrecognizable...
Black, bloody and bruised.....
They say
“Never....Let....Go....”
They shout
“Never....Let....Go”
That’s a lie the world is spinning
That if you fall, fail, or release
You’ll never get back up.....
Or land on your feet...
What you believe....
What you say.....
What you think....
Over and over again
will eventually,
Of course...
Become the truth.
So.
Slow Down Darling,
Because
We know deep inside the world’s not going anywhere..
At least not tonight..
Nothings do or die.....
So, take today in
One
sweet
sip
at
a
time....
There will always be faster speeds and wider roads....
inviting us....
calling us...
Luxuriously coaxing us.....
to peek around the corner...
And the next,
And the next,
And the next,
Always,
A continuous circle of
Next’s
But for now
Slow Down....................
Slow Down....................
My Sweet Darling,
It’s ok to Slow Down.
Take that deep breath
Heal that sweet tender heart
Live inside your music
Revel in your art
Sleep....
Sleep....
Cuddle...
Sleep....
Sleep....
All will come in time..
I promise....I Do....
And you may not quite know.............
But
Give yourself permission now.............
To
Slow Down Darling......
Slow
Down
Right
Now.....