Reconnection

Body of mine,

I have often struggled and battled with you.

Told you to do this, not that.

Be this, not that.

Eat this, not that.

Run here and there,

Battle fatigue,

Fight hunger,

Push down feelings,

Ignore the signals you have raised to slow down, to stop.

I tried my best to silence you.

⠀⠀

Then I found out you were growing a life inside.

It wasn’t just me that we were carrying.

So I was faced needing to confront you.

At times, it was uncomfortable,

You were changing,

You stretched and grew without my say,

Without my direction,

And to be honest, this scared me. ⠀⠀

But instead of silencing you,

I began to listen.

I noticed when you were tired, and I would rest you.

I realized when you were hungry, and I would nourish you.

And I was amazed at your ability to ‘know’.

For you were doing something remarkable,

As you weaved this being inside of us.

Carrying another allowed me to take care of you,

To take care of myself,

To take care of all of us.

And as I rested in your wisdom,

I began to trust you,

To join with you,

To reconnect to you again.