Remember Yourself
Write a letter to yourself
Let it be for the world to read
Remember your roots
And their direct line to your beating heart
The lands you have crossed
The rivers you have swum through
Remember rising up, dripping wet
Softened feet strengthening with every new step
Remember the feeling of grit in your teeth
Remember the taste of your name.
Self love
When I was young and beautiful I did not know I was young and beautiful
Now I am old and beautiful
And I know because my future self tells me so
Everything is circular
And from my circle I speak the truth
I love you, I love you, I do.
You are more than this moment
They are pinning you to
Your wings grow
Under stapled bones
And though you do not know it now
You will fly higher to the sky than anyone can measure
Untouchable by lost voices
Unstoppable by today
Sing because you exist
Sing to feel yourself thrive
Sing because this land is empty
And your voice will bring it to life.
Strength
Stand back up
Over tree root and rock
Over foreign tongue and sideways glances
Over the knife you carved your name upon
Shoulders up, shoulders back, shoulders down
Stand back up and shine.
Don’t be afraid
Fear is a machine that feeds from itself
Reverse back
A gentle footstep
Unclasp your hands, palms open.
Walk forward by the light from within.
Journey
A fringe of heavy foliage
Vines alive, encircling
The shrinking of the sun
You have to go through who you are
To get to who you can be
Wild and steady and free.
Follow
Cleanse sadness with water
Ease tension with sun
A recalibration of vibrancy
Follow the one who finds god in nature
Where one is all and all is one.
Upon waking I cannot tell
If this quiet drum
Is my heart or my feet
I march on
Beauty asks for nothing
The quiet hum
A precipice
Fluttering under the skin
Sunlight on an ageless rock
Immersion into space
You are you and you are here.
Trust in the universe and trust in yourself.