Dear Rest

Dear Rest,

Image by Mary-el Tarot

I invite you into my body each day and night.

You soften me.

You cleanse me.

You sift through the noise and 

choose a few simple notes to hum when I wake up.

You clear my toxins and organize my cells like gems on an altar.

You hold a silent council with all my organs in the dark all night.

You gather the love and healing that is infinite 

and tuck it into the folds of my relaxed body.

You hold all of me… 

gently.

You remind me peace is my true nature.

Your stillness is an open lap.

I offer my body to your lap. 

Your wisdom cradles, cocoons me

And melts the effort of my waking life.

My bare skin warms under the weighted blanket.

My right palm rests over my womb.

A warmth pools here.

The most gentle breath rises and falls,

Purring silently under my hand.

Dear rest,

Thank you for each moment you are with me,

Inside me, and

I am inside you.