The world is on fire
A flower blooms The sun shines Earth keeps spinning. Chest rises Chest falls Breath comes. This is not denial, but the pulse of life persisting persisting despi...
Category: Poetry
Morning
Birds chirp. A squirrel yips. The wierwierwier of a fly. A moth flits by the stair rail. Sunlight creeps forward. Soon, I’ll no longer be in shadow. I com...
Waiting for Rain: A Poem of Dis-membering and Re-membering
Waiting for Rain Little ballerina girlForgetting her bodyFlyingBendingSwaying A magnificent tree A ray of light Grace Beauty Beautiful soul Taken away by the mu...
A way through the darkness
I offer my stories so we can find a way forward. I don’t know the next steps, But we can walk the dark path together. Hold my hand and we’ll walk. T...
Making it up as I go
Just as the sun rises Ever so slowly over the horizon, So I will proceed. Beautifully. Unhurried. Steady. And loyal to my desires. As the sun Makes its way acro...
I’ll meet you there
I give you permission to lay it all down. To be your authentic self. Gather the stressors the to-do’s the feelings of not enough Into a large net. Ensnare them....
Real. Real. Dream.
Bird.Woman.Avalanche. Rescued from a net.Rescued from a fall. No rescue needed. Panic.Humility.Turbulence. Provided a way out.Provided support.Swept over t...
Who gets to rebel?
USA, founded on rebellion that workedTo separate Us from tyranny.So We created a new system of tyranny,A system built on White people enslaving,No, taking hosta...
Home
Radiant yellow light sits in a jar in the base of my stomach.Waiting to be let out.For the occasion when I can’t see for the fury, anger, frustration, grief, co...
Anxious awakening
As soon as I open my eyes, I’m startled at my physical being. I’m in a room. I’m in my bed. My brain is one small part of my whole. It’s been the entire whole o...