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You Knew

By Lea Gambina Pecora

When the light met the earth
and you landed here
whether in your mother’s arms
or left on the church step

You knew

Not through explanation
but through presence
that you were alone in this world
yet belonged
to something greater

You felt it all

Discomfort and warmth
Hunger and sweet bites
Pain and enthusiasm
for life

You allowed curiosity
to move you

You knew
who you were
and that you’re free
to be

you smiled
felt confident
on your own

notice

before you sleep
you have your own thoughts

and when you wake
there they are again

You are alone now and were alone then

A clean slate is what you had
when your light met this earth

a blank canvas from which to choose
how you wanted to play here

But in this world of ours

there is disruption
there is agenda
there are pushes and pulls

and the longer you live here
the words start coming
stronger and harder

and with it
the stories

and you start to forget
that you’re alone
thankfully so
in this man-made world

that you don’t need the words of others
or the stories
or the explanations

that you belong already
to all that is meaningful
to all that truly lasts

notice

when your light starts to dim

it doesn’t have to

if you still knew
that you needed nothing more
than your light

because that is what guided you here
and that is what shows you the way

it allows you to observe the pushes and pulls
and see them for what they are

the struggles
that you need not claim
the stories that you didn’t write

so much appears to be of such great importance

the paradox of all that is real in this world
can be paralyzing

until we remember
that one day we will leave this world

until we remember
that our journey on this human plane
is ours alone

yet we can tap into the plane we came from

when we remember to
when we’re open to it
when we want to

Our first breath was an experience
as our last breath will also be

As much as you may scream it’s not so
it simply doesn’t matter where you came from

whether you were born in the warmth of loving arms
or abandoned again and again

if we take the birds-eye view of life

we’ll see that we’re one of many
running around

trying to make sense of it all

until we realize no sense can be made
of this world

it’s simply not meant to be understood

It’s an experience for us
and we can play a part
or hide for cover

We can make it difficult
or make it simple

The difficult way may seem more interesting
with all its twists and turns
and the many bursts of happiness
and pain

But the simple way is what allows us to breathe

It allows us to take everything in
and watch as it flows back out

It allows us to feel peace in the midst of chaos
and moments of pure joy

It’s what makes us feel gratitude and freedom
to be who we are
alongside all the complexity

Our humble power leads the way

You knew

It’s not about your words
You came to this earth without any

It’s not about agendas
You felt, and you moved without plans

You survived

While words and strategy have its purpose
it’s not where power lies

Your true power – the kind that causes ripple effects
is released when you remember
who you are

When you’re free
to move about in this world
with your hopes and dreams intact

and your obstacles are handled
with a broad perspective
of trust
in what you don’t understand
but what you know to be true

there are no words to express
how others feel
when you show up
in all your stumbling efforts
allowing your light to shine through
all parts of your humanity

the good
the ugly
the beautiful

through watching you swirl
through the darkness of this world
and still come out to play

we see ourselves in you

because we’re human too

and there’s a good chance
that we also can begin to trust again

in what we forgot
in what
we too
always knew

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