Becoming One
Amelia Elder
I lay in the grass
Every time I go to leave
My skin aches for the grass
The tingling feeling
That reminds me
Everything will be okay
The sun coating my skin
With fresh, thick, steamy pools of heat
Causing a sudden redness plastering my forehead
Circus music
Ringing my ears
Spinning my head around
And I can see everything
The World, Space, darkness, light
The world seems great
But I'd rather hide from it
Preferring to lay in the grass
The grass that protects me
Hiding my heart,
Keeping me safe from all pain
Make sure it doesn’t get hurt
Then I feel a sucking motion.
Does my heart want to go out there?
Explore things? Find love? Be in my chest, thumping hardly?
I'm pulled towards the ground
Trying to break free
But the grass pulls me down
Within five seconds
I'm in the Earth, Space, the Universe
I've become one, with my heart
The empty void inside of me is filled
My heart is not only protected by me
But by the Universe
I have become one, finally,
Again.