(2013)
I wrote this while in Costa Rica and experiencing culture shock. It's interesting how my writings have different meanings for me each time I read them.
Sitting on a fence behind me is devastation & destruc… the lifestyle most chosen familiar full of false comforts
Why can’t we be human together? Because unchecked assumptions Because prejudice Because colonialism Because white supremacy
Force, tremendous force and pressu… creating feelings of helplessness… And fear, paralyzing fear, trappin… I’ve become my own worst enemy, ag… Waves of heat flush my head as I…
Goddess: I’ve admired you from afar; intrigued by what my eyes see and how my heart feels.
We are not what was done to us Or what we have done Or continue to do to ourselves. Because of the pain. Our pain does not define us,
Ground. Grow. Flower. Seed Detaches. Soaring. Wanders Settling. Root. Breathe
Walk in small steps and remember, We’re dancing we’re just dancing for those moments
I would eat if I were hungry. I would drink if I were thirsty. I would sleep
Little girl, you’re as pretty as a… Standing there all sheep and shy,… You’re a field of flowers of vario… here to inspire beauty and bring p… Let those bees stop by and pollina…
the awkward girl complains about g… she doesn’t quite understand what… they tell her she’s real and it’s… and most intriguing, which is why… she loves people and making connec…
Speaking up and Shutting up Finding a voice Finding many voices With tongues
The experience of a poetry open mi… frees us from cultural restriction… enabling us to explore the human e… in a space of truth and vulnerability
Perhaps my greatest fear... the inability to unconditionally l… myself and others, including the world. Circumstances and situations
Going further for longer periods o… —cheating perfection by allowing expectation to fall along the shores of suppos… a territory whose waters enslave r…
Human clashing to loud music Orchestrating the environment Into a house of play We won’t be here one day and that’s the point