Trauma is entrancing. Its darkness ignites a certain curiosity within us, testing the realms of our fear, our powerlessness, the unknown. Its tentacles waging war in our psyches, in every universe within us. We become mesmerized by both its strengths and its weaknesses. We become mesmerized by our responses to what trauma triggers within us. […]
There is such isolation that comes with the loss of emotional freedom, especially when it comes to people being able to express how they feel when they are ill. A separation from society and from what is considered the norm is prevalent. Well, we are being shown that illness is again, occuring at any age […]
Of unveiling our vulnerabilities down to the distinct rawness of character we imagine helps us feel safe as we create our life narrative. The labels we put on those narratives as though self love is dictated by every measure of worth we attribute to those stories. Oh the effort we expend to be real, to […]
Some of your ancestors have taught you how to hate. What stories are you carrying in your weary bones That ignite confusion across generations Especially in the pivotal moment Where you need to choose what kind of ancestor You want to be to future generations to come.
So that when worlds collide You will know where to find Your solitude Amidst the chaos. It will liken itself To an innocence not lost, Only hidden from sight Until it was ready to Be completely understood.
Life is so very real, fragile, exhilarating, painful, luminescent. Your bones bathe in your ancestor’s wounds While your soul carresses a future lineage awaiting Each breath of your awakening. You could taste the earth, its rooted energies, As it draws life into your blood And moistens your marrow. A life so vast the rocks and […]
Your ancestors might need to speak through your cells Your blood and bones might need to relive a pattern until it comes to rest. There are a myriad number of reasons why our illnesses and maladies are gateways to another world. Be kind to your bodies, in weakness, and in strength.
And dust to dust We lay down our lives with each dawn That passes when we Turn our hearts against each other. There is no realm Where we will not wait For a patient judgement That softens the hardness From generations past Who crave leniency for a prayer Not yet spoken Because pain for some […]
I heard the voices of my ancestors Rising up and wondering if their lives Still had any worth beyond the veil. I listened to their cries as shame Ripped through fragments of their souls. Fatigued from their self pity, I tore apart the realms in search of every grace Afforded to them from lifetimes of […]
In wanting to become Someone other than who she was That she forgot pieces of herself That were trying to move on Were actually gifts from God Ready to be set free So that in becoming The holding on and letting go Were a love affair destined by the universe To mold her into whom […]