In the mornings
in that moment of waking before the world becomes real
I would be filled with a feeling
like a delicious secret settled in my bones
and I'd think, it must have lost its way from a dream
and I'd wait for it to flee
as consciousness revealed its mistake
But I would wake
and it would wake with me
and it was real
and I was real
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For seven days I heard
a voice in my head say,
“you don't have to be a woman”
louder
and
louder
until it had cleared away
all the thoughts from my brain
until I hear it echoing
deafening
off the bedroom walls
until I could only answer in reply
yes
yes!
YES!
until it covered me with joy
and my heart turned inside out
and all the parts of me
found their way home
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Rejoicing in rain
blue skies heaven sent
hopeful souls dance
for a moment, reborn
But what souls still cry
for shelter from the storm?
what souls have left us to mourn?
Cloak yourself in faith, my dear
steel your heart with joy
we know not what the future brings
but it will find us here
#bookofpoems #fires
Sweep away the ashes, child
make an altar for the bones
what horrors careless men have wrought
are finally coming home
Soften your heart to the pain, child
find solace in new songs
let fires burn away the past
but never forget its wrongs
#bookofpoems #fires
We harvest our grief under ashen skies
sun hidden from our eyes
hearts choked with fear
grasping hands worn rough with hope
We hold each other close
We pray to the fire to take a rest
to return our song-filled breath
to find its peace with what's been done
and let our souls burn in its stead
#bookofpoems #fires
Did you ever imagine
in all the things that could go wrong
that nature itself
would turn your air into poison?
The factories can be stopped
the cars can be turned off
but the fire will just burn
until it is full
the wind will just blow
as it pleases
and there is no where else to go
#bookofpoems #fires
I heard that you have planted a victory garden
My own garden has withered this year,
so I was pleased to know you have had better luck,
and have taken up your spade for the revolution.
I am curious to hear of your results
Have your eggplants filled bellies in need?
Have your sweet peas torn down any prison walls?
Have your tomatoes brought respite to the weary hearts of the oppressed?
I forgot to plant to plant my own this year.
Ok, I know you just ate them for dinner, and I started this poem in a pique,
but the truth is I hope
someday you do find your way
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Everyone just wants to go home.
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someone has stolen my identity
but the joke’s on them,
it wasn’t really mine to begin with
#fuck
These moments that overcome us
these crashing waves of fear and rage
let them tear away the weights that drag us down
So we can rise up! and breathe
These moments that overcome us
these churning waters of despair
let them toss our weary bodies together
So we can find the ones who’ll hold us dear
These moments that overcome us
these salty gales of shame
let them whip the blinders from our eyes
So we can see the truth of all there is
These moments that overcome us
these rising tides of doubt
let them wash away the stain of other people's words
So we can know just who we are
These moments that overcome us
this dragging undertow of grief
let it teach us to swim this bitter sea
So we can lead the way to shore
#bookofpoems #revolution #becoming