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Tag Archives: presence
Loving someone
Loving someone means giving them the choice © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged acceptance, gift, humility, infinity, loss, love, presence, risk
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In the morning
You wake me fifteen minutes before my alarm to be with me in wholeness: My skin tingles with presence in the goodness of surrender, of letting you touch me as you wish, your sweetness awakening my mouth from slumber, your … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged intima, love, presence, surrender, touch
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Flower petals
I scatter them wherever you go and sometimes you tread without noticing, but if you look at the bottom of your feet, you will see that I scatter them wherever you go © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged contemplation, flowers, help, help me, invisible, love, meditation, presence, tenderness, unseen, vision
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The way out
claim your emptiness claim your helplessness claim me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged emptiness, helplessness, presence, strength, surrender, trust, weakness
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The anxiety prayer
O Lord of my anxiety dip your hand right into me and pull out inflammation, rage every insecurity © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged anxiety, help, help me, inflammation, insecurity, peace, presence, rage, trust
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Ink crawling on the page
Like phantom, you appear from the nothing, something how very consistent you are © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged mystery, nothing, poem, presence, something, writing, writing process
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Remember me
Because the most powerful thing is mindfulness and the weakest thing is forgetfulness © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Buddhism, Christianity, contemplation, forgetfulness, intentionality, meditation, mindfulness, presence, remembering
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The mutual reaching
Grope in the darkness until fingertip brushes fingertip: gasp of recognition yelp of joy © Meisaan Chan
Approaching as close as we allow
Hijabbed woman next to me, reading morning prayer silent teen across from me, eyes closed hunched man engrossed by his indefatigable phone: All the ways we enter our days all the ways you enter them with us approaching as close … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged connection, Islam, isolation, presence, technology, union
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The Fatigue Prayer
Tiredness crawls beneath my eyelids tightens my jaw: O Lord, be with me now © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged fatigue, prayer, presence, silence, sleep, tiredness
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Curving toward the center 