doorway through emptiness
note to self

emptiness is not the goal
although it is a pirouette
along the way—
there is no goal

find the doorway through
emptiness—return to the
world wholehearted and
open and kind and
welcome ambiguity—
that is your gold

2022 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.