Past Present and Future

walking through the woods

there is a whisper

or is it a song that intended to nourish 

but instead causes blisters

roots like large hands ripping out of the ground

not needing to be seen, but needing to be found

this immortal touch is within me

these hands can’t hold on forever

one day, they’ll be outgrown

like the seasons change

i fall, i grow

but i take what i know

it’s pouring rain but the moon is bright

what was before a tangled legacy

is now fresh life

in the sky, you move

but here

inside my womb

i carry memories that aren’t mine

i’m hearing voices

listen gently

sweet dreams, they wanted

take one last breath 

and don’t leave behind 

a frozen ground

from the past

because we’re all entwined

Capícu

soft spoken and submissive during her days, but this wasn’t always the way

she comes alive when she starts to play

slaps down each domino with force

she starts to remember who she was

animated and powerful, she yells, CAPICU!

and there’s that smile that is rarely seen

perhaps its the reminder from her culture when she plays

the strength of the women who taught her to play

Abundance and Light

here, this is my shelter

my chosen home

wrapped around my body, my fingers, and toes

in this cocoon of your flesh

i grow

Soiree During Starlight

we are mere particles within this earth

just look up and you’ll see

have you seen anything so full of splendor?

nature is grand, beautiful, and healing

we are not the center

we are connected

our individual worlds are connected to all living creatures

we are not apart, but part of nature

a divine oneness

changing and flowing

in this limited time, i choose to be life’s passenger

unwavering and free from entanglements of the mind and self

while choosing love, even though it’s so easy to hate

you create during sunny and dark times

to curate is a fools path that leads to rigid constructs

release your desires, your craving, your identity, your needs, your possession, your memories

release your constants

unable to be your own constant because of your energy changing and flowing

yesterday's memory and sense of self only acts a ripple effect to make room for change

informing and changing

observing and learning

pick your special person or peoples and wonder

we can all just be

a life to be lived and explored

we can look past the death that is feared and chase more beauty 

nothing is permanent, everything is impertinent 

life is abundant and infinite 

we have the power to just be 

free

and experience 

the joy of living