legacies… colored mosaic of a woman, unplugged

This is an excerpt from a collaboration with Cali, an amazing poet from Boston...enjoy!

she has survived the worst of many things

that have killed many others…

and through her sufferings she has learned

not to complain

but to give thanks and praise

for her existence.

if the walls could cry out in her behalf

they would tell stories of sleepless nights

and endless days of grief

that no one knows

but she…

every morning she looks toward the sunrise

wonders how she made it through to this day

and continues on her journey

with gratefulness…

YEARNING FOR SUCH INTIMACY,
HELD AND LISTEN DEEPLY,
HER PRESENCE LISTENING IN HER HEART SPIRITUAL,
TO BE PRESENT WITH MINDFUL AWARENESS,
EACH ACT OF HER LIFE HAS POSSIBILITY IN
THE MYSTERY OF HER OWN BREATH........

never wanting to be labeled as a survivor

in the eyes of others

she holds her peace while wading through the remnants

of what others have left behind

keeping her emotions at bay

remembering that she could have been one of them...

~from: legacies...colored mosaic of a woman, unplugged

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