Stupifying The world We live within Full of So much Unending fear Seemingly reigning Taking possession Of so many It’s time Time to Take back The world Needing you Needing me Needing us Our feminine Our masculine Showing up In all It’s glory Beauty blazing Freshly into The powdered snow Inviting back Remembering from Hence…
Stepping away A flight into The crispy air Finding peace Experiencing tranquility An island away All of a SUDDEN You know That’s how It seems to happen Universal grief Popping in Unwelcomed Necessary I’ve learned To embrace its presence Rather than trying Running into the woods To escape No longer dishonoring myself My story The…
The storm hits Washing up It’s harsh tide Bringing with it Pain and fear The onslaught Could continue Never ending A humming A swarm Of angry wasps Hovering close above Weary of It’s sting I’m tired Tired of this shit Tired of it For my sons Tired of it For me I’m learning Even if…
Part I: I am learning My instincts Are valid Almost always Right My “gut” Speaking Internally Audibly I’m listening In a way Like never Before An earthly Almost animalistic Movement Meaning Flowing through me A voice Quieted Far too long Bringing joy Living in this Moment Learning I am courageous Tenacious Enough to Follow my…
Never too Late Never too late To start again Never too late Fully embracing life Your life The only Present life You’ve been given We say… Tomorrow Next week When I don’t Have kids When we retire When, when, when Crippling ourselves In passivity’s embrace Quietly allowing Distraction, numbness The grind To keep us From…
Is your spigot Turned on or off? Hot or cold? Emotions Difficult to Talk about Sometimes impossible To experience Often hiding underneath Not knowing how To properly allow Tumultuous inner waves To be seen To be heard Remembering a discussion A young man All ears Wanting to understand Why he was Unable to express I…
F E A R Dominating in its presence A ghost in the night Grinning incessantly Void of distinction Heavy in person-hood Making aware danger and hazard Shouting in my brain Thieving joy Weighed down while weakness sprouts Suffocating anxiety Controlling every move A pulsating vile coward Living with belief Avoidance would work The grind-thru-it…
