Discernment

Meant to discern

see through

into

around

understand.

Discernment: meaning to discover

nuances

shades of 

colour

feeling

mood

temperament

with one’s own soul

with another’s soul

Discernment with intent to 

see

hear

feel 

learn 

a truth outside of the mind

Discernment

not ‘dis’ing facts 

accepting facts

as pieces of the whole puzzle.

Discernment

certainly aids

decisiveness

creativity

forward movement

sensitivity

Discernment 

thinking on your feet

when an event heats up,

a crisis unravels,

a dam bursts.

thinking when your feet stop running

hunger rumbles,

thirst needs slaking,

breath asks for depth

soul asks for calm,

Discernment suggests

location

time 

direction

Discernment is

not standardized

but blends detail,

only suggests

is not rigid

When discernment is accompanied

by a solid click

in the gut

in the heart,

for that moment

there is a ‘right’ answer.

Discerning 

other nuances

later on

may provide another solution.

“It’s the deepest channel that runs the most true.”

- Kate Wolf