Wild Heart - Sally Churgel

[Larry Robinson]

Wild Heart 

We say to our dog sit and she sits
We say good girl and she wags her tail
We tame our horses by breaking them
In the same way we tame our hearts
Behave we say, good boy
You shouldn’t say that, good girl
We say over and over, I am good
When a part of us believes I’ve been bad 
Each belief is a whip to our flanks 
Breaking our spirit 
Cracking our hearts over and over

You ask forgiveness to others for the gossip, 
Indifference and harm you caused them 
You forget to ask forgiveness 
For your critical self-slander, 
The indifference and harm you cause yourself 
By not listening to the still small voice within

Stop breaking your wild pony of a heart 
Instead say to your good girl and good boy 
I’m sorry

This year turn towards that brokenness
See it anew
Look beyond the broken latches and shards of glass 
Created by your own sorrow 
See openness

Climb through into the heart of your heart 
To your untamed and uncivilized heart 
Where the thrum of excitement and anticipation is loud 
Enter your wild heart where thrives a teaming jungle of life 
Monkeys howling with joy, swinging carefree above the 
Grinning hyenas of shame, the ripping teeth of self-doubt 
Here there are no civilized red lights 
Here beyond brokenness only one light shines 
The green light of love

Enter fully into the broken heart and you will find 
Your whole, wild, untamed, uncivilized heart 
Here there is only yes 
Yes to love 
Yes to life 

Go deeply enough and you will remember
Your heart is the heart of the world
The world is the heart of God

	- Sally Churgel