rupture

on ground that’s sworn to hold me

in all its ancient permanence 

fear gripped me

in stillness I stood

or the earth would split

swallow all I had built

    let yourself stumble

and discover

the earth did not open

create  and  create

destroy and turn over

the vestige 

until your grip has bore away its edges

until what once felt permanent 

becomes something pliable

comparison is the thief of happiness

no ruin 

in becoming unfamiliar 

with yourself

open yourself up to the unknown

and unfamiliar

only growth returns

the chasm that has opened 

is within you

to lose yourself

you find the ends of the earth

and all its infinite possibilities

swell to fill your hollowed chest

you are all you love and more