Jai Ma

to not get what we want 

may be the sweetest of her gifts

a lesson in letting go

surrender into the deep 

dark belly of the unknown

a place where nothing is promised 

and all expectations are dissolved

can you sit in that place

and feel motes of gratitude

can you sit in the deep wrath of fear

can you find grace

can we offer prayer and thanks to her

for removing the illusion of certainty and safety

can we redefine these concepts

finding solace in the knowledge 

that these things are not found 

in the material world wrapped up in our desires

can we find some sense of safety in her arms,

in the unwavering eternity

of a truth that exists beyond this lifetime

the dark silent sky calls us in

can we allow ourselves to be carried home?