uniquely human

i’m living       i’m there

part of evolution

blooming       valuable

the world is changing fast

we don’t have control enough to stay this path

ask: what will last?

growth comes if you are willing to lose the way you think

want to see what beauty really is?

open your hand

i will give you something to take inspiration from at every level

while I’m cursing my neurotransmitters

thanks for the sting of simple things

around every corner

beyond the shape of the body       past the skin

this deep, delicate heart that feels more than its share

has grown into the powerful sanctuary

only a few are able to sustain

easy to forget

but we are pieces of the Divine Whole

cherished       absolute

the truth won’t be painless

but we can be gentle

i imagine the sadness of trying to carry the world

i might have been her

obsessed with this outer shell

pulled down by the weight of being perfect

but I want to conquer the damage from this honorable breakdown

this battle

this ragged dance

i was once told

there’s nothing like this

and there’s not

it’s my life

but my story could be yours

my eyes see you

elegant soul

your potential       your process

you’ve been forged in a knot

i could put down my beloved weapons

change tools

give away the rage

return to quiet

if you stay here

just connect       connect       connect

life is more than walking in a straight line

the curve is more fulfilling

remain attentive       in the moment

one perfect instant

we have the world to offer

even with my chemistry I won’t lose my ability to love

believe it

opening yourself will be heartbreaking       painstaking

like the plunge into fog and rain and snow

unfamiliar country

strange boundaries

rising       stirring like never before

body and spirit collide

fold into themselves

a thousand lovely paths crossed in the sun

restoring passion

protect what you love       design your fate

become authentic       come home

love as a hero honored in even the darker parts of the dream

myth of tenderness realized

gently push the prayer to your lips

words the body has written

while the mind remembers the violence of the past

the poet brings freedom

nurturing the blaze that burns underneath it all

only for a moment allow the music to expose possibilities

of dazzling beauty within another human being

effortless poems       rich and absolute      instinctive, wild

made out of the desire to touch one person

i must seek what can be loved

feel ease in unlikely moments

be able to trust the wider world

even if it goes dark ahead of me

fumbling in my voracious curiosity

or new light

to be able to feel tenderness underneath the surface of negativity

a world mad and sometimes cruel

uprooted by crisis

i’m free-floating       fearless       fluid with every moment

shifting beautifully across extreme depths

destiny guiding me back to balance

my sense of self

vulnerable among the ruins

my body displaced

more than just cosmetic       made unique

life hangs on one breath

inspiration

ancient medicine still healing

all in the safety of our warm struggle

everything deepens

carried up       letting go

everything vibrant

imperfect courage

the test forged the soul

giving       offering

messy love

a new way of being

come see