Everything you need

Everything you need is right before you.
You will find it in the corners if you sweep.

Take out the broom from behind the coats in the entryway.
Bring what you collect to the ocean.

There is nothing to be afraid of.
Open your robe and walk out into the water.

If you fall, you will land in the hammock
you have woven from passions and tendons

and the muscle of your heart
will pull you to your feet.

When you emerge, shivering,
take a moment to absorb it in your bones

before wrapping yourself up again.
You have a gift you can open any time.

Watch what your arms and legs can do.
You are capable of so much joy.