have you ever

have you ever smelled lemongrass plucked fresh from the soil? rolled it between your fingers so its scent lingers past present? have grief ever broken you open? made of your heart a scene of ruins so that survival is the only prayer you can utter and even that prayer...

The Stars Are Out Tonight

The stars are strewn about the evening sky like a weighted blanket. Consistent. Strong. Heavy. And if we let ourselves pause for just a moment. Just a pair of seconds as the elders say, The rhythm of the universe will fill us, Reminding us that we aren’t alone. That...

Toni Told Me

in honor of Toni Morrison Toni told me: “you your own best thing.” and even though she didn’t say it specifically to me she said it to me, to us. And perhaps this small phrase, relatively small on the written page, is a powerful key. A key that unlocks the world of...

Prayers for Finding the Way Home Again

a poem/prayer for those feeling outside of themselves Say it with me: “I don’t know where I am or how I got this far away from where I wanted to go.” And. “Now isn’t the time to psychoanalyze every move I’ve made that got me here.” hand over heart Whatever got me here...

Tears Left Unshed

There are tears stored up in every human soul. Tears that were inconvenient to someone else. Tears that got someone punished. Tears to be shed when there was lack. Tears unspent because “now is not the time.” These tears all need a place to go. And perhaps there is a...