Shhhh breath

Remember being held your mouth slightly open my lips on your ear. Remember you loved that.
The mountains of cruel intentions looming against you is far in the distance.
Remember you have traveled far from that fissured dangerous place
You are with me
in this rockwalled and turtle strewn place. I hold you in my breath as you meander along the lizard squiggled paths while you watch the slowly drifting summer castoffs twirling towards softest earth and the gentle wind cupped sun splashed sparkled water
I could glue you up like a broken china cup.
Sturdied fragility
I could blow the hotest healing wind to meld you back to whole
Unfortunately you have shelved that yourself. placed the pieces away.
I wait
Remember I was not willing to fight your urge to hide, run, close, or deprecate in the face of ongoing fear. For you that fear made real the shadow monsters the slowly drenching pain of loss and temperamental failures of interpersonal tempest tossed and you wont let go of the rope so I can save you. because you can stand here, you just wont believe will you. You bury yourself knee deep in hope and burning desperation

For the fortunes of this world are ever weightless
measured in moments of peace
the gentleness of wind on water and sunshine
Gifts of God are compressed beneath time and longing -
The space between you and me
Moments spent removed from present destruction
Moments touching, embraced in immaculate time

Carry me back to sun warm waterfilled aching distance
tears of gentle caress of world and wind
My shade dappled and renewn by shifting everpresent wind and rain
Precious moments spent with your children the soft brown eyes the stormy greyblue memory of I made it for you. The nestled face on my neck and the hand I held that I could feel the strength that grows within. My healing cherished burning coal against your lips to seal my word to you