Journey to the Mother

She lies curled under the leafy green
Heart broken, she has returned to the Mother
Into the depths she travels
through the pain and darkness
Under the leaf layer, into the dirt
Roots surround her
She dissolves into the soil;
the soul of who she is and where she comes from
Held by the Mother, her tears flow
The jagged edges of her heart bleed into the ground water

Days and nights she lies there
in the cave of the Mother's belly
Until a crack of light finds its way to her
touching her eyes, her heart

She begins to stir
Slowly she uncurls, stretching out her arms and legs
as if awakening from a long sleep
She feels emptied yet nourished
Seeds have taken root in the fertile soil of her belly
Her heart no longer bleeds
With spirit lightened, she reaches up
Still the Mother cradles her soul
Tenderly it opens as the petals of a rose unfurl
Resurfacing she rejoices in the pattern of light on the leaves
the smell of newness in the spring air

Radha