I am my own

Feelings are

risk coupons 

of lurking megawatts 

ready to charge 

at a moment’s notice;

holding their ground.

Grief is ache,

a witness to the temporary; 

knowing that it mattered.

Enter whakawātea,

calling to create space 

for feelings to begin their journey, 

for room to allow

the risk 

of a new beginning.