Curving toward the center

Homecoming

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Welcome home, dear one!
How long I’ve waited to hear your footsteps across the threshold;
come, let me give you rest
let me give you solace
let me give you nourishment,
for the journey is far from over,
even when you’ve arrived

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Holes

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I thought I knew what a hole was
but then you left

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged absence, darkness, despair, help, help me, hole, intimacy, loss | Leave a comment

The destination determines the path

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The destination determines the path
so choose your end goal wisely:
it is tragic to sweat and toil on the winding path
for something you do not want

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If you hunger for wisdom

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you hunger for wisdom, she will let herself be consumed
If you do not hunger for wisdom, she will quietly sit next to your emptiness

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At least when it is over, you can work to heal

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Incomplete loss is one of the hardest wounds
for you keep trying at the impossible mend

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The balance

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

is understanding that the amount of energy you put into this world
is the amount of energy you need to receive

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Spiritual movements

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Closer and farther
is more important
than right and wrong

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The plea

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Grief
brutal and raw
O help me, God

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Siblings

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Courage is always anchored
Despair is always unanchored

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How I love words, says the Lord

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I have spoken, says the Lord
and love to speak and speak and speak:
move your hand to the sound of my voice,
caress me with the strokes of your pen;
form the shape of my chin, my ears, the bones of my cheeks,
for how I love words, says the Lord
and how well you know this

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