´'What do I need feet for when I have wings to fly?'' -Frida Kahlo
Pachamama Did you know we’d be coming when they built here? Did you see our faces among the 2,500? Pachamama Did you whisper in their ears as they laid each stone Of how many eyes and cameras would press up against them? Pachamama Did you fill the soil with your song? Provide it the nutrients …
You don’t even know how beautiful you are Your heavy eyelids lift before the light touches Your dark crevices become highlighted with gold The secrets of the night before lie plainly on the floor I hear a soft whisper ignite and the rustle of movement I admire you from my place breathing in deeply I …
Thanks to Jenna for teaching me what an acrostic poem is. This structure was just what my mind needed to neatly pack my thoughts from today. Sometimes we fail to Understand our Role in our own problems. Reading into Every situation just brings more pain which we Numb to survive. Daring are the ones who let …
I like to make lists. It’s a hobby of mine A refreshing way to clear my mind Start the day, the week, the month As I set my goals, finish tasks, and start again I’ve begun to wonder, is my life a to-do list? check off the boxes became successful. check. loved myself. check. showed …
a happy baby doing flips inside her belly a warrior stronger now than yesterday half moon hiding behind the pink clouds hammock watching us from the balcony bow pulled tightly at aim swan dive deeply into my dreams.
Although this was written months ago, I have yet to publish its entirety online. This poem is incredibly special to me. It tells of the pain that comes along with transformation and the hope that you might feel in the midst of it all. For the live version of this poem, please visit my Youtube Channel …
It doesn't matter how slow I run if I won't run at all I say my thighs rub together My shorts--they don't fit right It doesn't matter how my body feels if I choose to numb it food today, wine tonight a schedule so tight so I can't stop to feel It doesn't matter how …
You are a light a beautiful ray of sun sent as a gift for all to enjoy You're wild and free raw and untamed rustling with the leaves in the wind You are unspoken truth waiting to be opened a burst of radiance spilling out You can be anything and all at once you are …
We stood looking at the glacier as the clouds opened up layers of mountain flowing around trees, rocks, and grassland below Our guide asked us a simple question, one that felt bigger than it sounded From here, how does it seem to you- to reach the peak? I looked hard at that distant point I …
We go to recess and games begin. I can't join that group, they have an even number. I can't play over there, I'm not fast enough. I sit at recess at watch them play games. That young girl didn't know what to say how to be included or who to talk to She kept quiet, …
