My recent shrooms trip

Putting it into words

I.

I lift my hands

And see the tiny digits

As a baby grasps

For his mother’s hand

But again she is gone—

She has left, and

He is alone

II.

A swelling in my chest

Returning from the nonverbal

Innocence of infancy

At 26 years old

I finally sense the sadness

Behind the Fear

In my mother’s eyes

II.

The wave crashes

Onto the shore

Of my mind

I want you to know

I am safe now

I want you to know

There’s no need to be afraid

III.

The chaos—

The intolerable Vibration

That lived within me—

Has calmed

As the wave retreats

To wash away

The storm’s debris

IV.

I will always love you

Though the intolerable Vibration

Still lives inside you

And though you failed to protect me

From the dangers you knew

I know that the Vibration

Has blinded you

V.

I can now sense

A sense of Me

A sense of Us

A sense of safety

And so again

(Only in my mind) I reach out to grasp

My mother’s hand

VI.

You are safe, now

You are loved, now

You are free, now

You can breathe, now

You can smile, now

You can laugh, now

We are safe

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