Awakening

Curled up in the silence
of a lonely space
in isolation
I find comfort
familiarity
a sense of relief
even home.

But the stillness
is awkward
and unnatural
bound
and frozen
in a solid place
away in a vacuum.

I feel the urge to break free
to live
to flow
to love
even to dance
here on earth
in this body

I struggle to wake
to reach
through
the cool discomfort
or early contact
through to
the warmth and comfort
finally arriving
in the celebration
of connection.


David Hasbury