Blessing for perfectionists

This blessing is built
to flow between your fingers
and coax them 
to loosen their grip
on…everything.

It is made to pirouette 
across your dotted i’s 
and crossed t’s,
and to cha cha
with your typos.

All the while,
it sits with your fears
until they feel
safe enough
to have a good, ugly cry.

When this blessing
gathers your inner critic
into its tender embrace, 
it will linger until 
she is at a loss for words.

Then it will laugh out loud
and tickle your ear 
with hot breath, 
as it whispers
that you are loved.

Its final trick is to transform
your secret dreams
into sparks, and then a blaze
that will brighten
what you thought was an unlit path.

With a wink and a bow,
this blessing will retreat
to the far corners of your heart,
where it will will reside until
you exhale and claim your freedom.

May it be so! ✨