It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
Spirit-ful Integration: ultimately, a trusting relationship requires that both of us have somehow “put ourselves together.” Parts of our selves do not remain isolated from one another. Our dreams include all parts of us (“good” and “bad”). The strengths and weaknesses that both of us bring to the relationship are all acknowledged and engaged in the “full-hearted” “fiery” life we engage together (for a few minutes or for a lifetime):
It doesn’t interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
