E M E R G E N C E

The time for hiding

safely inside

the shell

waiting

for safe space

for light

for readiness

has passed.

The time to emerge

for breaking through

the darkness

into the unknown

with confident ferocity

is here.

Our seedling self

may not know

what's waiting

just above

the surface,

but we simply

cannot hide in the darkness

not one minute longer.

Pulled

by the sun

toward the light

rising

up and up

trusting the unseen

force of life

that cannot be slowed.

Driven by

knowing

without knowing

that there is more

work to be done

purpose to be fulfilled

nourishment to be provided.

Growth

can be painful -

a process

of blind trust

dictated by forces

unknowable

and unstoppable.

So don't

try to stop it

or control it

or resist

or worry

because it is always

less painful

to surrender

to Nature.

K. East

2024