Ebb and Flow

EBB AND FLOW

To ebb and flow is to be alive,
to hold the great force in our inner and outer bodies,
movement is mandatory and
change is ceaseless

Because existence without the kaleidoscope of
joy, sadness, laughter, grief, loss, gain, is
a tasteless platter

And as tempting as the compulsion is
to fix the highs and erase the lows,
they’re both sides of the same coin,
ever present, although momentarily stepping aside
for another to have its day

If you succeed in creating that unrecognisable sight
you will find it thoroughly unsatisfying
to be bereft of the need to cherish
to hold dear
to be held dear

While you search for meaning
upon this rock held in space
you need not search for value
because you are valuable
and your existence is a great symphony
of moving keys
of moving melodies
of moving ebbs
of moving flows

Breathe, and bask in the moment.