Poetry to Heal
  The other night I was freaking out a bit. There are a lot of transitions going on in my life right now, and though they are all good, I don't do well with change. It is hard for me to move into a new season and let go of the one behind me. So in the middle of the chaos I sat down to write, knowing it was the only thing to soothe me, and these were the words that flowed out:       I want to shed my skin.   I want to scrape it off, inch by inch,   until nothing is left but muscles    and bones.    I want Your water to rush over me   to touch my scorched body    to bring peace to the    incomplete.    I desire Your hands   so caring    to hold me tight   as I hear Your voice   like the rushing wind   whisper new life.      I want to be new   to be refreshed   to not live in the past   or fear of the future   but to be here   now   to love here   now.    I want to be Your    hands    Your    feet    but instead I give in   t...