No Defense

The fool in me lives 
on the edge of falling 
and easily becomes 
the shape of all things 
in the landscape of love. 

With this gift of entering, 
of shapeshifting into the world, 
I feel the preciousness 
of our struggle to be human 
as we divine our way 
through our lives. 

How many times must I die 
and be born before I embrace 
my own nakedness? 

That I have no defense against life, 
that I cannot stop the tidal wave 
from drowning us all or 
prevent my wingless heart 
from flying to you. 

If I could trace it all 
back to the source, 
before the first birth,
or find my way beyond 
the last death, would I then 
disappear from the mirror? 

Or would the mirror disappear 
and reveal the strange angel 
who has loved me through it all?

One of the most touching things, to me, is to see how we struggle with life trying to “divine” our way. The word divine is an adjective to describe something as angelic or holy and a term for the intuition or guidance that we might get from life or the world (or a cup of tea leaves).

© Nick LeForce
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One of the most touching things, to me, is to see how we struggle with life trying to “divine” our way. The word divine is an adjective to describe something as angelic or holy and a term for the intuition or guidance that we might get from life or the world.

Questions to Ponder:

Describe a time when you felt “in love with life.”
How is that the same or different than being in love
with a specific person, place, or thing?

What are you afraid of in life?
What is your “tidal wave” that could drown you are overwhelm you?

How would you treat yourself, and what would you do differently,
if you truly loved your life?

No Defense is included in my upcoming book: The Undiscovered Country: How to Live in Your Own Heartland, which is both a book of poetry and a workbook to explore how you can find and follow a path with heart. To learn more: