Inflammation – a poem – PhD in Being Me

I feel inflamed

The linings of my blood vessels, organs, brain and tissues

Are swollen

And I feel anger, irritation and sadness flowing through my body

I want to rage, avoid it and yell

But in truth, I think it is just here

Begging to be loved

Begging to be felt, honored and held with every breath I take

So much pain

so much loss

so much chaos in the world

And my body is mirroring that and helping me to feel it

I pause

I inhale

and hold sacred space for these feelings

And exhale and repeat

And repeat for as long as it takes for these feelings to be acknowledged, seen, heard, felt and loved for the well-being and benefit of all

Inflammation – a poem