We can predict the
Change in tides
The shifts of Mother Moon herself
But why can’t we
Predict the asynchronies
In me?
The ebbs + flows
Feels like daggers + darts
The ups + downs
Like a deserted roller coaster for one
Like the ocean -
I’m affected by the moon
The lack of sun likened to drowning on my own words
But like Mother Nature
I cycle too
I relish the ease
I rest in the struggle
It all comes back
Full circle
”Full Circle”
April 15, 2022
Air Conditioners are the Worst
Prompt # 8 “Air Conditioners are the Worst” for theguelfpoet April poetry challenge
You know that in-between time of year
When it’s too chilly for shorts +
Too warm for sweaters
So you ride - windows down
Breeze in your beautiful face
Bangs just a blowin’
You pause at the corner
Sun on your soft skin
And you laugh as you think
Air conditioners are the fucking worst
How do people spend their days
Caged in a cubicle
With no wind on their face
No sun seeping into their bones
Just cold stale air condition air
Flowing in
Out
Around
”Air Conditioners are the Worst”
April 8, 2022
Sit Below
Slow down
You’re doing fine
You can’t rush to
The finish line
Pause for a moment
Just take a breath
Placing the blame
Doesn’t allow for depth
What do you want?
How can you know?
Make your way to the tree
And simply sit below
Your life will look different
If you want true ease
Close your eyes, dream big
But only if you please
”Sit Below”
March 28, 2022
Photograph by Hannah Sharriee
She Started
She started trusting herself
Listening to the quiet
Beneath the noise
That said “Go for it”
She started believing in herself
Tapping into the fire in her belly
Beneath the fear + doubt
That said “You fucking got this!”
She started downsizing
Not her own body for once
But the thoughts of others
That said “You aren’t enough”
She started over again
Alone, not lonely
Because somewhere in the starting
She finally found herself again
”She Started”
March 7, 2022
Hey Girl
Hey girl
I know
You’re tired
Hey girl
I know
You’re scared
Hey girl
I know
You’re trying
Allow
Allow
Allow
Hey girl
I know
You’re lonely
Hey girl
I know
You feel lost
Hey girl
I know
Your secrets
Air them
Out
In the wind
”Hey Girl”
March 6, 2022
You Are Allowed
You are allowed
To be tired
You are allowed
To work around the clock
You are allowed
To miss family functions + 1000 dinners
You are allowed
I am allowed
To change my mind
I am allowed
To want more
I am allowed
To ask for more + know that you can’t show up
I am allowed
To surrender
I am allowed
To fear losing it all
I am allowed
To begin again
I am allowed
”You Are Allowed”
January 6, 2022
Values
Freedom is -
Asking for your needs to be met
Space + support to shift
Exploration of the self
Connection is -
Being deeply seen + heard
Vulnerability to show up fully
Courageous openness
Creativity is -
The soul’s purpose
An understanding of the inside
Power
Stillness is -
Non-negotiable
Confronting + life-changing
The portal to desire
”Values # 1”
December 25, 2021
Ease in
Like sliding into cool water
Connected
Like baby + momma attached at the nipple
Trusting
Like a pup belly-up ready for petting
Freedom to be
Like Mother Nature in all her powerful being
Creative
Like sun painting sky
These are the
Values I align with
”Values # 2”
December 28, 2021