King of Water

  

Guardian of the West Clan,
at the border to your heart
protects you from unwanted feelings

if he’s too strong and self-absorbed
he can make you numb
towards your own feelings
and the feelings of others
can be a cause for
upswollen
stale
brackish
emotions that need to flow

but if he’s whole and sound
he’s the benevolent protector
of your emotional centre
sensitive
empathic
loving
somebody to trust with your heart

he knows when to build a bank, a dam
he knows when to open the watergates