by Megan Wildhood

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I can hear it from the edge of the dark wood, 
but I have to come to its brim to feel
the back and forth of the sea.  

Sand brings the might of stay
and water brings the might of go.
They manage to make one with each other.

Can I find the place and peace 
to hold such a truce 
for the conflicting shores of my heart?

Under scorching sky, can I be the solidity
that waits for wave, knowing crash is coming 
and still readies to receive?

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© Megan Wildhood

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Megan Wildhood is a writer, editor and writing coach who helps her readers feel seen in her monthly newsletter, poetry chapbook Long Division (Finishing Line Press, 2017), her full-length poetry collection Bowed As If Laden With Snow (Cornerstone Press, May 2023) as well as Mad in America, The Sun and elsewhere.

You can learn more about her writing, working with her and her mental-health and research newsletter at meganwildhood.com.

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