I wasn't feeling well

so I went to the soul doctor

she looked deeply into

my eyes

and said,

"ahhh, I see.

I see a brilliant soul in a world

that hasn't yet learned

how to whirl

Darling, I prescribe you

dancing,

singing

poetry writing

the uninhibited sharing

of your every gift

drink in this special tincture

of starlight

take in a concentrated dose

of beauty

during and between meals

put the warm compress

of sunlight

over every part of your body

and know of a certainty

there has only ever been

one You!

And you are an essential nutrient

to all things

And your emergence

is the exact

prescription

for yourself

and this ailing of this world

Come forward with your light

and heal both."

                 Chelan Harkin