Hear & Now

Stand on the shore and wave goodbye.
Shut up your worry-filled eyes.
Listen.
Hear and now.

Just peal your trembling fingers off of all that holds you here.
Let it leave.
Make it move.
Have it halt.
Set it soaring.
Feel it finish. 

Just know that all you've got inside you . . .
They can't take it.
They can't break it.
They can't shake it.
Not then, ever, here, or now.

Just know that when you stand your ground and let it go, the world takes a step back.
Then and after.
Here and Now.