Wave & Anchor - hop 2

There it is again

that little undertow

pulling at the edges

of what I think I know

I follow it down

I give it a name

build a whole house

around a passing wave

But the water doesn’t listen

to the story that I tell

and the thing I keep on fixing

is the thing that wants to swell

Notice

feel

let it be

come back to me

Let it rise, let it rise, let it rise

I don’t have to stop it

Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall

I can stay through all of it

The wave is not the whole ocean

The wave is not the whole ocean

I can let it move

I can let it go

The mind makes circles

around a closing door

replaying every moment

looking for something more

But I don’t need another answer

I can feel what’s underneath

Something to do, I do

Something to feel, I feel

And if there’s nothing to do

I return

Let it rise, let it rise, let it rise

I don’t have to stop it

Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall

I can stay through all of it

The wave is not the whole ocean

The wave is not the whole ocean

I can let it move

I can let it go

I thought I had to control you

I thought I had to know

I thought if I could name you

you would finally let me go

But you came

and you moved

and you changed

And I stayed

I can want with an open hand

I can want without holding

I can feel what I feel

without becoming the feeling

The wave is not the whole ocean

The wave is not the whole ocean

The wave is not—

the whole—

ocean

Let it rise

Let it fall

I am here

through it all

Notice

Return

Feel

Return

Trust

Repeat

I don’t have to stop the water

I only have to return

Return

Return

I can stay

I can stay

I am here