There are moments when
Being seen or cared for
You meet relief
Where your body feels safe
Nothing’s coming
That’s when it starts shaking
It’s circulating fear, grief or tension
Held in in freeze
The state an animal goes through
Minutes after an encounter with a predator
It just took you 40 years
To release the latter
So when all gets good
And you feel despair
It’s your body knowing
It can finally repair
You are on Safe ground
Shaking it all off