*I’ve traveled
a million miles
on an open road
with memories of home
strapped to broken bones.
Mama,
these dreams are heavy
against will
that’s strong as stone,
but I’ll carry these feet
across the desert ground.
With the moon above me
I’ll hear my spirit howl.
Like the wolves that run
protecting
their forest ground.
Mama,
I’m meant to roam,
to let my spirit soar.
High as condors
above the mountaintops.
I know
freedom
comes at a cost,
but so does
happiness
that has to be bought.
Mama,
don’t you worry
I’ll never get lost.
I have the stars,
and a thin blue line
between the folds
of my map.
I don’t know
these strangers
or places I stop,
but my eyes are open
to the hourglass of time.
Mama,
I’m not scared.
I know
where I’m going.
My destination
is everywhere.
Mama,
don’t you worry
I’ll be fine.
When my cup is full,
and my heart is whole
I’ll follow the stars,
and wander back home.*
Jan 29, 2018
Jan 29, 2018 at 6:11 PM UTC
*We are
on the forefront
of a revolution.
Our generation
holds the key
to eternal peace.
We are
the rising tide,
the ones
that will shift
the tipping point
of our world.
We will
ride the wave
to a new millennia,
or let it crash
against
the breakwall.
We have a choice.
Be the lighthouse
that shines
through the storm,
or repeat history
in one more
****** war.
What will you stand for?*
Jan 25, 2018
Jan 25, 2018 at 8:08 PM UTC
*I fall
away
to remain
together.
This is
my way.
To hold
my breath
before
diving deeper.
To hold
my bones
just a little
closer.
This is
how I know
I am whole.
When
I have
nowhere
else to go.
No one
else to
rely on.
I count
on my
own soul.
It might
lead me
through
the snow
and cold,
but I know
it will
always
lead me
back
home.*
Jan 21, 2018
Jan 21, 2018 at 8:55 PM UTC
She’s a restless bird
inside a cage
with fragile bones
and broken wings
her eyes were pierced
by her lover’s sting
still
she trusts
though she cannot see
her beak was tied
by her lover’s string
still
she waits
to be set free
silently
she weeps
like the moon
does the sea
begging him
please
let the caged bird sing.
Dec 8, 2017
Dec 8, 2017 at 1:46 AM UTC
*I can feel her pulsing
through my veins
she’s a silver sun
without a name
her love is like
a fire untamed
a burning breath
of summer rain
she bound my heart
with a silken chain
and held my soul
as she stole my pain
her loving light
hides no shame
between our gaze
there is no blame.*
Dec 4, 2017
Dec 4, 2017 at 11:52 PM UTC
*Writing
has set
me free.
It is
something
nobody
can ever
take away
from me.*
Dec 4, 2017
Dec 4, 2017 at 9:07 PM UTC
*I may
be soft
but at least
I’m not
afraid
of my own
skin.*
Nov 30, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 at 8:54 PM UTC
*This journey
has awakened
something deep
inside me
for the first time
in my life
my heart is full
thawed
from the cold
with love
for myself
and the scars
that mark
my soul
will not
go untold
but instead of
ripping me apart
they’ll be let go
reclaiming my divinity
my tarnished spirit
is forever whole.*
Nov 29, 2017
Nov 29, 2017 at 11:03 PM UTC
With every act of certainty
I reclaim my identity.
I deserve to be here.
My past does not own me.
My mistakes do not define me.
I am whole in my brokenness
— blossoming slowly
into my new found freedom.
I am finally whole
—battle wounds and all
there is nothing
that can stop me now.
Nov 24, 2017
Nov 24, 2017 at 3:06 PM UTC
*November 20th,
Drowning in moonlight
beneath the november sky
the stars shine like lanterns
across the desert night.
The tranquil waters
of the Colorado River stop time,
as patiently— I wait for sunrise.
There’s nothing quite like it
over the San Bernardino sky.*
Nov 22, 2017
Nov 22, 2017 at 10:58 AM UTC