An invitation

the gift of uncertainty

Any uncertainty you may carry
Is part of the gift
As allowed and as valuable as
Your sweetest knowings
More tender even

When someone unsheathes a sword
The heart curls up like a spider's legs
And our uncertainties harden like amber
Those most precious pieces of
What we know to be true

Sometimes
Being unseen
In a particular way
Matters as much as
Being seen
In a particular way

You're allowed:
To know
To not know
At the same time
At different times

Like the dance of consent
With a true lover
You can at any time
Change your mind
On & off, back & forth

Wobble like
A spinning top
On its way to
Back to gravity
Laughing all the while

You are allowed
To know now
To not know later
To not know now
To know later

So rest freely
In your unknowing