Saturday, May 21, 2011

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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