
Only Aliveness
There was once a solid meYou knew me by the labelsFriend or colleague Or family–daughter, sisterMother, aunt, niece, cousin, wife…Or … Continue reading Only Aliveness
There was once a solid meYou knew me by the labelsFriend or colleague Or family–daughter, sisterMother, aunt, niece, cousin, wife…Or … Continue reading Only Aliveness
AlivenessThat tingle in your mingleWhen you are titillatedBy someone, somethingFollow itAliveness The baby’s first breathWhen they turn From blue to … Continue reading Aliveness
I’ve seen beyond the veil First by ascendingGoing as far as my mind could goQuesting, seekingShedding years of conditioningFurther and … Continue reading Beyond the Veil
We aren’t born well rootedOnce the umbilical cord is cutWe are buffeted from group to groupLike a pinball And we … Continue reading Well Rooted
Erase the boxes
Remove the names and labels
It is so freeing
We are not as named
He, she, white, black, gay or not
We are so much more
Close eyes, open heart
To know the reality
The true heart of another
Pity the man who
Can not count higher than two
Binary prison
Or who claims I AM
I am this or I am that
Solidified hell
bjb HaikuĂ—5
High notes and low notesLife is like a pianoUse all of the keys To play your musicA ditty or concertoWhat … Continue reading Piano Haiku x2