Noticing in Stillness

Holding on takes effort 
Letting go is a practice
Requiring trust and belief 

Defending demands alertness 
Opening is about doing less
Just allowing and being

Protection was the intention 
Separation was the outcome 

Perfection was the show
To please the audience 

And after years and years 
It all became too hard to continue 

The soft, imperfect and open woman IS what IS