What do you do
when you meet somebody
who has lightning in their eyes
and fire on their lips
waiting to burn
it
all
down?

What do you do
when you can't stop thinking about somebody
whose heart is filled
with the idea
that your existence
is
wrong?

What do you do
when you feel stupid
because maybe if you were born
in another time
or another place
you wouldn't be having
these
problems?

What do you do
when you're nervous to be you
in your own home
or around those you hold dear
because what if
they're disappointed
in
you?

What do you do
when the person
you want to please most
admits things
that break
your
heart?

What do you do
when you can't stop dreaming
and your heart can't stop longing
and your head can't stop spinning
and all you want
is just
peace
and
quiet

from all the tragedy in the world

all of the noise in your head

all of the fear and worry

and you just want

to rest?

I am a child of the earth and sea
brown eyes like the soil that feeds the land
flecks of gold so craved by greedy man
and ocean dancing under my skin
where blood is the fire that sustains me
I will not burn away with it
I, a phoenix, a forbidden pearl
my legacy is that which I tread
leaving footprints in the dust
and craters in the sky
shouting to the earth mother
I am a crucible of life
while she whispers in the wind
soft, like spring morning,
but stern, such as autumn's crisp breeze
yes, dear one, and I am life itself

I will not surrender myself to man,
to humanity's cruel gaze
know yourself and love yourself
you are the light in the dark, and the dark
that eventually claims all
you are made of stars and the earth's clay

You have never been merely ordinary

You are my coffee
Not just in the morning
You keep me awake even at night
With thought of you that's never ending