How things change in a minute
I stand up and sigh. I walk slowly across the landing to the bedroom. As I shut the door behind me, I nearly collapse to my knees. My head follows down to the floor. It has been one of those days. One of those days when I just seemed to keep taking blows. As I close my eyes I feel it. Slowly sliding over my body is that shield of safety, of protection. I am engulfed and cocooned by you. There is no need to be anyone or anything. I can just breathe in, then breathe out. This minute, set aside for you, but today feels more for me than for you as you give me the freedom to not be. I know your protection is around me. I need not worry about anything. I am in your hands and I have no doubt that you will keep me safe. As my body settles, my mind follows, it lets go of all the pain, stress and loss of the last 12 hours. It all seeps out of me and I am instead filled with your presence. I sense you there above me. Knowing I am in the periphery of your eye, should I have need of you. Time goes. I don’t notice. Eventually, my eyes reopen. I quietly whisper ‘thank you, sir’ into the air. I rise up, crawl into bed and sleep comes quickly.