Rest...

Digital Collage by sweetmango

She sits beside me

hunkered down

dug in

I'm here till the end she whispers in my ear

i turn and look at her

really? i say

no matter what? till the end?

No she said

Because there is no end

To something that never began

This has just always been.

So I shall always stay.
really? i say

Yes she said, twirling her finger around a piece of stray hair

Lie back and close your eyes

You are weary

I'll watch, ill keep lookout for you

i cant I told her

i have to be on alert all the time

there is always something

waiting to get me, to knock me down

if i drop my defences they will get me

She looked at me, for a very long time

They will get you only if you allow it my friend

It is you who allows the attacks to breach your heart

You are weary, rest your heart, close your eyes

I will keep watch

From inside here I can see far

I can see further than the eyes

And hear sounds softer than the soul

I command a battalion of angels

Warriors of love

If i see a breach in your heart

I will send them out to defend you

They will use Love to keep the wolves at bay.

really? i say

Yes she said and she scanned the horizon with a keen eye

She shifted her position slightly

She was perched lightly upon an outcropping

Her movements were careful, powerful and deliberate

She stood in one fluid movement

And her wings stretched out to full length either side of her

The early morning sun shone through them

And she was truly love

A true warrior of love

She turned and looked at me

A slow steady look

Her blue eyes piercing, searching me

Looking for my truth

She smiled

She scanned the horizon one more time

Then she stepped inside of me

And hunkered down

Dug in

Deep in my heart

And her whispers drummed through my body

With every heartbeat

Rest, you are weary

I will keep lookout

really? i say

And her answer

Yes

Floats out of my body with every breath

So i close my eyes and i rest

Because i am weary

Because everyone gets weary sometimes.

for myself and for Renee and for anyone else who needs the reminder.

There is one inside each of us.

namaste

sm