Present to the Heart

-------Present to the Heart-------

Be present

to the heart,

Young Blood,

As you rise

and show defiance

to the Man.

Always remember

the life

behind the masks,

And hold each

as you would

a seed

Longing

to be

seen.

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No Blame

-------No Blame-------

Before you stumble

to blame another

hold yourself up

right,

And allow 

their light

to reflect 

in your eyes.

For the truth is,

each of us are human.

And human

is kin to 

earth.

When the seed unfolds

it brings into 

a moment

many generations.

Like this,

trauma too inherits.

Do not blame another

for the hurt they carry,

But look deeper into the source.

And let us heal 

together

the wounds of our

separation.

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No One is Disposable

-------No One is Disposable-------

Grasshoppers are hopping

between the grasses

and the reeds,

Giving light, with presence,

to the plants

that some call weeds.

Mugwort shares her dreaming.

Clover

the honey song.

In Goldenrod

resistance.

With Violet our hearts be strong.

Do not dispose, dear friend,

of any

one or body,

For all of life is precious

and each of us

belong.

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Give Rise

-------Give Rise-------

Allow yourself

to change,

sweet heart,

Like

the leaves

change.

To show the world

your inner color.

To fall.

And

falling,

may you

Give rise

to new

life.

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Waves Against Stone

-------Waves Against Stone-------

What good is shame

if not allowed to bring you

deeper

And closer,

closer

to the source.

Centuries of apology

have not healed

our wounds

And like waves against stone

the unresolved

returns,

Wearing over

and over again

upon the heart.

Reconcile the pain

by being present

with it.

And love the little seed

into a forest

held within.

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