as you sit on the wheel of the potter
it’s ok to be uncomfortable
and learning to trust takes time
and practice.

we’re just not good at letting go
hands at sides, waiting to be formed.

perhaps it’s the reforming
that is most painful,
when you thought that the pattern
was clear, began to rely 
on the outcome,
but the Potter wasn’t finished,
he was only just beginning.

this part of the process is painful
and it’s ok to be befuddled, unsure,
angry even,
but please be assured 
the Potter always knows 
what he is doing

and the hands that formed the highest bits 
of mountains and the deepest depths of sea,
flung stars across the sky,
is able to finish the work 
that has been started.

and if you lean right in,
even though this hurts,
and especially let go
of what you thought would be,

you will be amazed.
for the things that he forms
are marvellous.

i don’t know why this had been 
so hard, but in his expert mercy
he does—
just you wait and see!

heather pound 2026

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