From the Inside Out

The yarrow stalks of the I Ching help with decision-making.
The tarot reader offers answers to what we see.
The astrologer reveals possibilities.
The psychic tells us what they see.
The therapist gives advice.

I’ve looked far—circled around and behind —
To understand the shadow’s cry, 
Wanting to show me the path inside.
What I couldn’t see was what I was
Meant to be.

I throw the sticks, ask the psychic to predict.
The tarot reader sees the trickster.
The astrologer says the stars
Aligned when you came into being.
Your work is here now—waiting to be seen. 

Doing the work of who I am,
Witht therapy and friends,
Within the wounds and shadows of time, 
I look outside and in—
Around and ahead, coming back again. 

This is what I have been seeking
Throughout the journey:
To know I am okay, 
Within myself, when I doubt —
Seeking Grace from the inside out. 

The Light manifesting 
Can now be seen.
As I have challenged
The smaller self to simply be—

To know It again 
For the very first time —
It is good, very, very good. 

© Todd Greenberg 03/14/24