the only place to start

the only place
to start
is right     here 
right         now 
i have all this
space
to    write
to    be
yet
i am
speechless...so to speak
too many
directions

i want 
             stillness
so we can
connect
in quiet
             thought
like the rain
f
 a
    l
      l
        i
          n
             g
in
    jacob's ink
moving
my
soul
beyond 
            within

the breath of
life
layered stripped exposed
caressed   held   loved 

drop
      ping
me
into
awakened          sleep