Not so long ago
Two seeds fell from the tree of life
A wind blew them both around for miles
One landed in the earth
And one got embedded in the clouds
After nine months the seeds gave way to two baby girls
The one that grew from the soil was called Feel
The one from the sky was called See
See grew to love the sky and all the peace it held
Relaxation, serenity, as well as the high
She loved how close she was to the sun
Her relationship with the moon was rivaled by no one
The clouds moved and swayed with the wind
Bringing new sights wherever she went
All viewed from the comfort of the sky
When it rained she cried along with it
When it snowed she enjoyed the cold
For it made the ground below look just like her beloved clouds
See loved the soil
And the stability it held
Firm and secure, giving, and kind
When worked it yielded
When ignored it didn’t get up and go
It gave nutrition to plants and trees
And room for its roots
Quietly there and making the world run
If asked she’d’ve honestly said that she
‘wouldn’t give up the ground for no one’
But as they got older their environment ceased to sustain
All their growth and knowledge that they had to gain
To be manifested through greater things
And much to their dismay they could not stay
So after a full night of rain
Then a full day after
Then during the second night of rain
Feel had no choice but to come down to earth
She tried so hard to hang onto the clouds
But they were slippery and wet
And the rain from above fell with so much force
That that very night Feel rained down
It was dark when she fell
Without a sound into a field below
See had been waiting in the ground
Slowly growing
Without a sound
But when the rain came down that fateful night
She could not deny the opening in the seed’s shell
So she grew and grew
As Feel flew down to earth
All the while See grew from the ground
Grew through
Flew through
Up and up
Down and down
That very night a part of the sky touched the earth
And a part of the ground left it’s roots and earth
In search of more to learn and appreciate
See was lonely but gave it a chance
She could see it was overwhelming at first glance
She was used to seeing and thinking and drifting away
Being brought to a world where nothing came easy was just not her way
But she decided to give it a chance
As she knew it wasn’t fair to give up after just a glance
Feel was excited at the thought
Of living and experiencing what earthliness brought
Yet that soon faded
Yes there was lots of life
But there was depression
Yes there was fun
Yet you had to work
All Feel saw was people who had so much to gain
So much to love
So much to give
So much life to live
Yet they were too busy being anxious
Too busy being haughty
Too busy being busy
Too busy drowning in misery
Feel grew tired of all she had to do
Too find happiness
To find value in what is genuinely true
Working so hard for just a bit of joy
Planting the seeds of friendship
Waiting for it to bloom
Being let down
Trying again
Working so hard for results to yield
To feel connected to the earth
Like she once was
A child of the earth must remember her roots
But the imperfections she saw got to her really bad
She lost touch with the power and her connection that she once had
All this while See too was unhappy
Crying all day long
And through the night
It was all too much
Living on earth
Being one with it all
That was her plight
‘How do I feel if all I do is See?
Experience the world, be who I’m meant to be?
Down below everything moves too fast
I can’t process
I don’t know how long I’ll last’
While See would attempt tasting new fruit
Gagging at the texture
Hoping her efforts to integrate wouldn’t end up being a waste
Not far away
Feel was harvesting the same things day after day
Not in tune with her creativity
Not following her unique Feel way
They met each other along the way
They stared at each other for quite some time
The passionate, earthly, hopelessly bored, sad, tired, stifled, Feel
And the lofty, ethereal, lost, scared, untethered, estranged See
Came face to face
In that moment their world’s would totally change
They exchanged some words
And over time they started talking
Using their words
To form the connection that Feel had been wanting
And their words’ subtly understanding and forgiving nature to give feel what she needed to process her newly discovered world
For See to make peace with whatever feelings she was dealt
For Feel to find meaning using the things she felt
They discussed the sky
They discussed the weather
And the way the ground benefited from the sky’s unpredictable nature
And how the ground takes what it gets,
Fine being dry
Fine being wet
And how the sky loves to give
And the way the ground loves to live
Why the sky never falls
Why the ground doesn’t ever feel like it wants to float away
Why things change
And why they stay the same
Though life wasn’t easy
Thinking and feeling blended together making them feel queasy
Mamish uneasy
Kinda deeseey
So they met a girl named leeeeezy
*Ahem* sorry where was I?
They knew that in their darkest times
On the worst of days
They could seek out each other
And when See felt like it was just too much
She would ask Feel to help her understand
And this is what Feel would say:
“You feel like there’s no room for you here on earth
You feel wounded everyday
You get lost
You get hurt
The ground feels like it can’t hold you
Like it’ll just give way
Under all the things you think and feel
Or like you just might disapear and float away
I just want you to know it’ll be worthwhile to stay
We could talk about the things you never let yourself feel before
This is an opening
Not a slamming of the door
The world exists just for you
To find the place
Between what you feel and what you think
You no longer have to be alone
I’m here to help you learn to plant the seeds
And work the earth to get what you need
And if tomorrow you’re still not doing ok
We can do it all again
You’ll see this effort pays
If you’d only open up and respect the things you feel
Open up a bit, experience,
Let yourself heal
Maybe just maybe
The dead dirt inside you may begin to yield
You feel stifled by the physical world
And wish to be free
But if you’d give it a chance you’ll notice it’s beauty
Earth is not a human, unG-dly place
It’s a place too feel
And even to See
To allow yourself to breathe
And just to be”
But sometimes Feel would get flustered and upset,
The world seemed to eat at her
Surround her like a dark thick net
Those times when nothing was ever enough
Everything was boring
And those boring tasks became too much
She’d quietly ask See for advice
And See somehow knew exactly what to say
To remove her burden
And take it all away:
“You’re a child of the earth
Bold and true to your heart
You know right from wrong
You can decipher nature’s abstract art
But although you feel as though everywhere is your home
You don’t have a place to call your own
You feel lost
You feel alone
The sky weighs heavily down
Making your world oh so small
Making you feel responsible for things you can’t control
For everyone
Short or tall
I want you to know that you don’t have to handle it alone
If you look closely you’ll see that the sky is not a boundary
Not at all
It isn’t there to keep you locked in
It in and of itself holds so much depth
It expands forever, holding the sun the moons stars and clouds all in one breath
And I know now because you’ve taught me
That there is enough room on this earth for you and me
And I no longer feel so lost
I feel less tied down
I see the beauty in things all around
The sky and the land
The sea and the clouds
Boundaries, reflections, forever, and always
Holding you and me, our feelings and wants
It’s there and always will be for each person to find their way
And if we find each other we can help it along
Hand in hand
Our words creating a melodious song
And inside as well we could find the strength we need
The sky, the earth, you, and me’