Letting go

The soft wind teased her tresses to play with his face as they walked close to one another by the shore, their very own turquoise backyard. 'It still works!' he thought as he let her soft hair tickle his anger and bring a smile back to his minds eye. He glibly brought his little finger to hook in with hers and it was her turn. Facing him, she smiled with her eyes and that's all they needed to quench this burning fury into roars of laughter. Letting go had become that simple.

No, letting go was not simple. It needed practice. The wheels of identity often needed oiling from the rust of habit, ownership and personal propriety that they had learn to nurture all their single lives. Is there room for more? implored the heart but the monkey mind with all its memories of life's hurt, its lows and tugs did not want to give. Clouded in this smoke of illusion, to increase pleasure and avoid pain the mind lost any logic between what caused pain and what pleasure. Their loving heart could discern if only it could find a way to unshackle itself from the tyranny of a restless mind and an overpowering ego.

He took her hand into his with new and inspired courage and placed it at his heart. Willing the heart to choose once again. To give space for one more. Becoming one was not simple and yet it was not a task that could be worked upon. Love, yes, love was supreme and it could fill the ocean they stood there watching. But did this love also have courage, peace, kindness, compassion, individuality, strength all encompassed within it? What they knew was that their love was slowly learning to be this encompassing.

The messages from the world around didn't matter when they were standing here alone and together. But the messages of the world was within them nonetheless.'What would it be like to shed the armor of safety, my love? what am I afraid of?' She asked him without having to speak. As they stood there watching the sun dip into the ocean blue leaving a crimson sky and a soothing moon behind, he kissed her on her forehead sealing a promise of everlasting discoveries in this lap of love their shared.