i stay in the center and rest awhile until the din of expectations becomes a quiet whir, a background noise to ignore a trickster of self i pursue its tranquility the elusive true quiet always just out of reach, a deep sense of peace 4.21.17 [Image Source]

in the well i face the silence spiral down into its depth while the quiet can unnerve me i banish doubts that may have crept patience is not my best companion my restless mind prodding on racehorses ready to start running i feel the waiting’s far too long there is not fear in this quiet …

i sweat in the womb of the earth i learned my true name i dreamed while awake i was never the same 4.19.17 [Image Source]

i once walked on fire hot coals tickled my bare feet warm popcorn under my toes back then i had no children, no heartbreak or great loss nor a deep love to define me ash covered the soles of my feet as i walked past who i was and stepped into who i’d become i …

each night i bathe to cleanse myself anew i scrub the past off my skin i soak in heat, blistering heat to remind me of where i came from as i lay in the purifying water i long to return to the cool of life yet i try to tarry, to linger until it is …