Centering/3, the third emotional response to covid-19, has been developing in my mind for almost a month. Yesterday, after a conversation with a friend, I finally had a clear direction of presentation.

What we do with fear determines how we survive. In Centering/3, use the thought of breath – breath as prayer, outgoing to incoming.

Into the Silence

It’s dark

when I cover my eyes,

safe,

and no one can see me

huddled in a corner

of my windswept mind,

waiting.

I could move,

go quickly,

fill my time with distractions,

or I could listen

to the whisper

that asks nothing

until I move into the silence

and breathe

a beginning.