I was in motion
before I even began
created from and by
a compilation and
accumulation
of intersecting moments
of connection that birthed
me
before there was bone.
Somewhere along the way
I forgot all that
and searched outside
myself
for that elusive feel
of belonging I once knew
but lost …
as I began to live
amidst the tumultuous rush
of hurry and too much
continuously pulling me
out and away from my body
like an insidious riptide
causing all kinds of rifts
and separations.
But as I sit here now
resting back
into my body
I feel I’m reconnecting with
and returning to
a vast expanse
of wordless wonder
nurturing me
into being.
I’m laughing as I realize
what I’ve been wanting to feel
has been with me
and within me
this entire time
patiently waiting
for me
to return.
- Lauren Taub Cohen
*This poem is inspired by Eugene Gendlin's philosophy and my training in Inner Relationship Focusing. To learn more about Gendlin's extraordinary work, CLICK HERE to read an article written by my teacher, Ann Weiser Cornell.
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