This short offering came after a breathwork session in Pawlet, VT, in which so many remembrances of violence and bullying by the men in the first part of my life arose and left me raw and wide open to EVERYTHING…

OPEN

By Ronit LeMon Deneen

Open is a hard place to be

People still wear their heavy boots inside

Even when you ask them not to

Open lets it all in

Whether you want it

or not

But closed

Closed is a barrier

Between the self and the self

Yes, the floors stay clean

Sterile

Untouched

Sometimes, having dirty floors is better.