into the uncertainty

Yogahappening has posted our dear friend Nancy Levin’s poems in the past and we wanted to share the exciting news that she has published a book of poetry.

Writing For My Life…Reclaiming the Lost Pieces of Me. Enjoy this poem from the book.

into the uncertainty

last night
or very early this morning
he felt me awake
his deep exhale nestling
the nape of my neck
palm resting on the
small of my back
gently pressing down
to ground me

now
the shorthand
of a marriage
translated
over time
is a lost language
just ancient fragments
of letters and torn
corners of reverie

in the dark
as i move in bed
i get the sense that
i am too big for this
body i’ve had

i surrender and assign
the loving of my body
to you
until i am ready to
love it again

feel like i am pushing
myself out from the inside
stretching this restrictive
container

later
while i cried to her
she stayed
and prayed into the uncertainty
with me

still she watches
clearing the way
while i cannot see
stands beside me
when i need strength
to move forward
gently reminding me
that it’s always about
beginning
and then beginning
again

© Nancy Levin 2010

Thank you Nancy Levin, regular Yoppii contributor, for sharing your beautiful poem. She reads her poems before key note speakers at Hay House Conferences.
Nancy Levin is the Event Director for Hay House Inc., the international leader in self-help and transformational publishing. She has worked extensively over the past 14 years in the fields of personal growth, health, and spirituality.

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