slap, slap, slap, slap, slap
crazy kundalini
breaking loose energies,
snoring, breathing, chanting.

come in with pain
leave with healing
healing of self, of self with others,
of families scarred by distant events,
reaching to people not yet met
easing the ache of separations

On my knees
I cup my hands before me
feel hands cupped in mine
a bridge of peace