Poetry in the 1st Quarter
I'm remembering vulnerability is strength. It takes an immense amount of strength to be who you are. That the flex is not how we look but how we are. We have a duty to ourselves to live fully.
I conquered another therapy assignment. I emailed my subscriber list. Here's to sharing a little more. I love how letting people in is an actual part of healing.. the community.
Happy reading loves
you.
Grace to yourself beloved
Love to yourself beauty
For you've survived another night
Alone but whole
Alone and respected
Alone and loved
By God, your ancestors, your children and community
For exactly who you are
Where you are
And you haven't been dishonored
While someone calls it love
At 3am walking though the house
Warm feet hitting cool floors to the bathroom
Mind clear of the actions of another
When it was once so cloudy
It takes courage to be here
Strength to stay
Wisdom to know
Not to cower your hearts desires
For the warmth of another body in your bed
Say what you mean
Mean what you say
Everyday recognize its God
Giving you another chance to dance
When you useta sway
To smile in the mirror
To feel the sun on your face
To smell your babies
To drink green tea with honey and lemon
To hear wind chimes
Put your feet down and walk
One step at a time
toward the beauty of life
and the beloved woman who graciously holds it all
you.
Don't it always seem to go
You won’t know
Till it’s too late
Till I’m long gone
That all of what I was asking for
Was simple
And well within your range to do
You won’t know
How easy things were
together
Till they’ve gotten
Terribly hard for you
alone
And I won’t be available
To ease the blow
To pat your back
To rub your feet
To make the lunches
You stopped eating
long ago
Connectedness
Its a hard thought
To conclude
That the Earth only
spins when I turn it
Thoughts are not reality
But these responsibilities weigh heavy
Even more so now that
you. are. not. here.
Nor are you a safe space
My dream reminded me
That you will always be
Available to others
Never fully accessing
a wholeness for yourself
never fully
actualizing your potential
I did a thing
By cutting the chord
And ending the cycle
That would've kept me
Also
Not believing my own truth
Do tell me
How does it feel
to make yourself blind?