The Pool

This morning as I lay
waking slowly, I saw
a pool of water inside my body.
When I was lying down, it spread
along my back, covering my entire spine.
When I sit up, it fills my belly,
submerging my pelvic floor
and everything within.
The water is warm and silky,
rich and giving.

Mellow
and marinate.

I find my stillness in it,
wherever it happens to be.
This was the gift I found
when I slid into the pool,
mind, body, and all.
Molecules swell,
Matrices thicken.
Vessels dilate,
Cells oxygenate.
I swear I did not know there were
parts of me so thirsty and starved.

Wallow
in self-love.