Some days, there, I see it.You had to look away. You never understood my fire.You had to look away. When I didn’t do just right.When, in pain, I had to fight.You had to look away. And, when you looked,When our eyes met,I saw the fear and shame.I mustered lonely courage,So as not to live in... Continue Reading →
I’ve seen the shift a minute makesFor lifetimes, maybe more.The way the ever temp’ring tideBrings change upon the shore.The movement of a grain of sandExponential, collective, in time.Sand slips through the hourglass,While we’re gifted with the sublime.It’s always there for us to see.To feel and breathe and taste.But amidst the world‘s abundance,We miss it in... Continue Reading →
Olive tree energy.Silver green leaves reaching out to the sky.Roots grow deep and strong.Tranquil wisdom.Peace.The calm of knowing,All in good time.Fruitfulness.Abundance in every sense.Love. Joy. Life.
What does it mean to be a woman today?You have some rights…that can be taken away.Throughout time, no one much cares,The injustice she suffers, the burden she bears.In one breath, we regale her for giving life,Then punish at work, seeing her first as a wife.We tell her she’s great, but on presence falls short.What we... Continue Reading →
In our darkest hours,We must search for light.However long the night,Hold faith in the dawn.Amidst the deepest shadows,Seek the spark.The flame of hopeThat keeps us going.Let us not despair.For we are strong.We are resilient.We are a formidable force.We will see the doors and windows to progressObscured at first by darkness.And we will move through them,With... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, progress doesn’t look like progress.Sometimes, you can’t see it at all.Sometimes, power is a whisper.A rustle in the trees.The gentle movement of a breeze.But, it’s there.One mind opened.One thought reconsidered.Seeing things with different eyes…Or through a different frame.And seeing all the more without walls.Without armor.Meet me in a place where the noise recedes.And, together,... Continue Reading →
Outside, the noise grows louder.I retreat further inside.This place,Idyllic.Detached from time and space,Where worries drift like clouds in skyOr melt away like snowflakesIn warm, mountain sun.The rising trees afford a kindly shelter.Their trunks tell stories of years gone by.Body idle.Mind wild.With much to explore.Adventure awaits in solitude.Yearning to run free.Untethered.To a schedule, a list, my... Continue Reading →
Desert hills rising,Like beacons.Wide open spaces.Nowhere to hide.Lizards sunning scaly skin,Like mine after all these years…Skitter away,With a sudden start.The fall of my feet,Upsetting the balance. With each arid breeze,The landscape is forever changed.The grains of sand,Displaced.The Princess and the Pea.You feel it…Before you know it…But it is happ’ning all the while.What is leftThrives in... Continue Reading →
We made your bed.We brushed your teeth.WHERE ARE THE ALLIES NOW? We combed your hair.We healed your wounds.WHERE ARE THE ALLIES NOW? When you were scared there in the dark,We shone the light that calmed you. When your heart broke deep and wide,It was our voice that balm’d you. When you needed to be brave,We... Continue Reading →
Endless alley, at times, this path of ours.Banana peel, oil stains, cigarette butts by the bin.And on we go. We walk on.Styrofoam plates. Broken beer bottle.Danger borne of careless moments in time.Look caref’ly down. Step around.It feels gritty. It feels raw.The shadow side of perfect store fronts.We question. We fear. We go on.But, look up.... Continue Reading →
Soliloquy on Imperfectionism 