Suffer to Thrive

Dead end posted on Escape Lane
Destination Blvd isn't very beautiful
The darkness on Lighthouse Ave
Disease, fear, loss, and separation
The strobe lights that guide our ships

The waves the perfect height
Salt in our wounds
Expands and heals
We are called to enjoy the ride

Attached to nonattachment
The safety ring thrown overboard
The anchor comes untethered
The weak sink, the strong swim, the empowered float
The content walk, the achievers run, the enlightened are still

The sun still rises
The moon holds back no surprises
Unimpressed by expectations
Suffering in stillness
Thriving through suffering

Ride On

I've been here before
The same old dance to a broken record
A cage of insecurity
The fear of untapped potential

A knight in shining armor
riding on a bridge called Despair
Blessed to be a vessel of divinity
Enslaved to my untapped soul

We repeat what we don't repair
The touch of a button
The fire escape
The trampoline at the bottom awaits

Creativity surmounts
Overthinking ensues
Canceling out intuition
Burning up inside the building

Whip-poor-will Moments

Lying on our back, faces skyward
The stars the grand staff of the Whip-poor-will's melody
The vastness the endless opportunity within reach

Our hunger not fully satiated
Two hours of maternal drumming vibrations
Energy released from ancestors

The $90 Dining Experience
An hour of wine and tastes so complex
Universal simplicities of the Human Condition
Feasted upon, opened and exposed with each bite
Nudging us forward into
The Space, the Gap, the Collective

Judgement teases acceptance
Forgiveness enriches trust
Sweetness dances with bitterness
Togetherness and loneliness intertwined
A large picnic table inviting company
A scratchy lounge chair softened with a friend nearby

The cool air and the cat's sharp teeth bite my leg
Bringing me back to the present
A shooting star exploding
Propelled forward by fear as exhaust
Pain released, closer.