Choose peace
I know it's hard, and I know it hurts--
I feel it too, beating like a wounded
Bird's wings, aching like hunger,
Itchy as salt on the skin, crying
"Not again! Not again!"
I know. This time:
Let's press through
Take the opportunity to grease the gears
Loose the spring
And be dazzled by the light of it,
By the clear sky, by honoring your strength
In soaring as you drive the sun.
She is too bright to watch with naked eyes
A hot sun glistening white on gold sand Reaching to the sun crowned ocean, An ocean's-breadth East And to the feet of moon capped mountains A mountain's length West. There is no water Eagerly pursued,
My basket is full, filled, flowering, A rooted spark blooming bright Amidst hawthorn blossoms White as a bridal veil And I wind about the tree Like ribbons 'round a pole Weaving life within my body A
I got a nosebleed considering a TikTok about spanking. Telling me to make a mistake So I can learn new things, spread my wings, Set myself free into the privilege of trying. And all at once I was back