atonement

many years ago i came
to the wailing wall

along with my fellow

believers,

 to push my wishes
into the cracks of

those ancient

hebraic bricks.

given the opportunity
to face again
the broken stones,
this time around
i would leave my

childish wishes

behind

and offer up instead

a simple prayer
for myself and

for sentient beings
everywhere.

a prayer of surrender

that we all may

stop resisting and just
allow the mystery
to enter our bodies

letting every fiber of our
beings vibrate

with the certainty

that we
are loved

for more than what

we do, or have, or give.

so we can finally

 relax

into the revelation

that we
are right in this

very moment,

perfectly enough.

 

k.a. love