I dream myself a mermaid
Feel close to the sea
Yet as I stand and face her
Fear arises within me/
Surges in crest and trough
Crashing to the shores of my mouth
As I let out a gasp of air
Showing signs of despair/
Fearing the unknown
Picture a bottomless pit
The uncertainty and doubt
Anxious of vibes sent
From those who surround/
So with baby steps I take
One stroke at a time
In a swimming pool to break -
through this block in my mind/
The shallow levels a haven
To feel safe and grow
Improve confidence & strength
Giving me time
To renew & rest/
Then a shift happened inside
As I braved to the other side
The need for a tangible base
Subsided without a trace/
My minds eye woke up again
She said to me "Look!,
Do you see? How you are carried,
In the volume of your being?/
Indeed, that's how I felt
When I made it to the other end
Acknowledging the depths of wisdom
In the emotions that are present/
For it did not matter that
You couldn't see, or
Need something to be secure
Trust in myself is what held my core
Trust in myself suspended me in life force/
Source of all power and creativity and Love
Lies within this body & heart
For the endlessness of fear
May seem steep in the mind
But the power of Love
Keeps me from drowning the light/
Moving at my own pace
With hopes to make new waves
The universe provides what's needed now
With God's abundance and grace.
Feel close to the sea
Yet as I stand and face her
Fear arises within me/
Surges in crest and trough
Crashing to the shores of my mouth
As I let out a gasp of air
Showing signs of despair/
Fearing the unknown
Picture a bottomless pit
The uncertainty and doubt
Anxious of vibes sent
From those who surround/
So with baby steps I take
One stroke at a time
In a swimming pool to break -
through this block in my mind/
The shallow levels a haven
To feel safe and grow
Improve confidence & strength
Giving me time
To renew & rest/
Then a shift happened inside
As I braved to the other side
The need for a tangible base
Subsided without a trace/
My minds eye woke up again
She said to me "Look!,
Do you see? How you are carried,
In the volume of your being?/
Indeed, that's how I felt
When I made it to the other end
Acknowledging the depths of wisdom
In the emotions that are present/
For it did not matter that
You couldn't see, or
Need something to be secure
Trust in myself is what held my core
Trust in myself suspended me in life force/
Source of all power and creativity and Love
Lies within this body & heart
For the endlessness of fear
May seem steep in the mind
But the power of Love
Keeps me from drowning the light/
Moving at my own pace
With hopes to make new waves
The universe provides what's needed now
With God's abundance and grace.