Rise, Dear One

You don’t have to settle for less
Or replay those old songs.
Hum your own and stroke
New knowings while the flames of
Your past tickle your sweet toes
And tempt you. Just be,
Dear One, just be the rise within you
That has no mirrors, no what ifs,
Not one single drip of contempt
Or backslap of resentment.
Rise, Dear One, past your limits
To the sea of ease
In the wide open sky of awe.