net of stars

Cells of self dissolve

with the tears shed

amidst tearing pain of grief

opening my heart to this ocean of loss

and the sense of being

so utterly alone

separated from every human care

the breath of God is close to me

in these moments

I surrender my pain to you

there is nothing I can do to change these facts

there is the silence that receives me

there is the whisper quiet of growing dusk

that surrounds and envelops me in love

as I tune in

to the beating of my heart

keeping time with life

there is a sense

both of echoes

within echoes within echoes

as well as old imprints loosening

freeing me up

while casting my soul adrift

amidst the universal stream of becoming

as my experience of healing

filters my cleansing feelings

through this net of stars