Joyful Ruins

To dance to your emotions

is to move freely through them

to express

sadness

anger

joy

All deserve a witness

All remain trapped

unless you see them

reveal them

allow them

Move your body

to show what you feel

give them life

for it will be

in giving them breath

they will lessen

it is only in

the stifling of them

denying

burying

that they gain power

they explode

uncontrolled

and they harm

But if we learn to dance with them

to them

We come to no longer

fear them

We come to welcome them

unaffected by them

just letting them dance

until they are tired

and decide to go away

until the next times comes

I’d rather dance with

and through them

then see them explode

and hurt myself

and others

because I do not think

they intend to hurt

It is our ignoring

that makes them burst

Their intent is to

deepen living

and understanding

so when we dance with them

we see them

without making them ourselves

They are a guest

a temporary partner

rather than

inside and consuming

So I say

to each feeling

Let’s dance today

I’m sure you will teach me something new

and I’m glad to dance with you