Christine Benson

She holds the world inside of her

Deep Breathe In 
	A return
Deep Breathe Out
	A release 

At a time when she was no longer a girl, 
but not yet a woman, 
she sought out the counsel of those who 
could guide her to innerstanding.

An anchor of being known now gone, 
left with a yearning
An ache that has become a part of her. 
A space filled with no more moments, 
only memories 

Deep Breathe In
	This is for me
Deep Breathe Out
	This is not for me

The world brings the memory to her 
in a million little ordinary things

	To share the couch
	To share the chore
	To share the story
	To share the silence

Deep Breathe In
	I am here for self-actualization
Deep Breathe Out
	Not for external motivation 

She is not the power you feel, 
but the power you know. 
She is not the strength that moves 
but the strength that you stand on
They are, Her and Him the same

Deep Breathe In
Deep Breathe Out