The I in me is breaking, yet again All there is , is a tsunami of pain Having been alive for a few seasons I know not to push it away , for I will fall harder I will watch it, embrace it , burst open with it , crawl back into it I am a warrior who acknowledges her fragility Every once in a while, I feel that tinge of harshness Which is but another expression of the pain that dances within I know I am not alone in this experience I have sisters and brothers in all beings That sense of togetherness is uniquely experienced in pain From nowhere else arises such an opportunity to be compassionate Pain when felt from the small “I” divides When felt through the collective/larger “I” unites When felt through the cosmic eye liberates Such tall words from a tiny being, ready to break, yet again