POEMS
Pasta Al Universe
Flower Of Life
I am a sinless seed
I am the seed of my mothers apple
I am the seed of the seed of the seed of the seed
I am the seed of the original seed
through her sacred flower
I gave birth to myself
I descended mother
to witness the light of earth
I covered myself with the blood of christ
washed myself with the flow of life
I am veiled by nature
as a fleur-de-lis
I am given a gift
a shell of shielding soft skin
my fingers follow my truth
touch upon my flesh
profound pleasure when kissed
behold, what a shame if missed
I do not deny myself
I am not a forbidden fruit
for the sake of sacredness
I open my leaves of unity
bloom,
my holy fruit
this is our origin
this is our naked truth
Why Not
why?
why not
you enter the world of ‘why not’ by transforming fear into friction
impossible becomes possible just by doing so
and before you know it
friction is now fierceness
and fierceness is you
why not is a way of being
a way of seeing
why not itself amended why into why not
why?
why not
Alien Brothers & Sisters
alien brothers and sisters
we are here together
as earth people
sprung from the same cell - soul
nature’s invention
scripted a billion times
in a million different plays - places
we are every single person
divided by a thin pocket of flesh
yet our lungs are filled with shared air
breathed for us by far-away rainforest trees
we are both plant and animal
we are the stars and the soil
we are meant to be
a planet of poetry
oh, harmony
the light of love is only one switch away
respect all living things that fly, walk, crawl or swim
feel gratitude for everything this home brings
heaven is here
Pasta Al Universe
arid soil made moist with the sap of sky
dough of father and mother
mud mixture kneaded into union with the psalm of gravity
could it be that gravity is god?
disguised as an invisible unifying consequence
who fell through the atmosphere deeply in love with the fantasy of life
thus married heaven and earth
it might be so
because life can not exist without symphysis
it is not formed in the act of separation
we are children of liquid intimacy
we are the holy blood of both soil and sky
we are an astronomical communion
a sexual union of water and wine paired with the divine
Species
to be recognized by another species is like looking in the mirror
but seeing the within
heart becomes skin
you are without existing
and though here I am...
surrounded by spirits who’s soul is as old as god
enchanted and in pure ease
at peace
conducted by curiosity
I fly in a salty sky
eye to eye
I spiral down to the ocean floor
so she would dance with me
in this mixture of minerals and molecules
our hearts play without boundaries of matter
we call her ocean
she calls her home
her home with no door
inviting us with whispers of welcome to explore
My Body
to this body
I must give endless thanks
for each millimeter of this figure
exposes the truth of my soul
each shade sprawled across my shape
sewn in my skin
to soak up the sun
refined and resilient
allowing for a sensation of touch
deep as the ocean
this finite form
full of life
a countable infinity
allowing for action
that remains unmeasured
so I can be both
strong and subtle
as a heartbeat
following feelings
my frame
as fixed as a freckle
made of minerals
just as mountains are
thusly I am supported
held upright
to face all the world
with this beautiful form
fragile and unique as a snowflake
Lasting just as long
unashamed
an endlessly changing expression
always manifesting
my purest self
for all to see
You Compare Yourself To A Flower
you compare yourself to a flower
feeling the wind
dancing
you grow unfolding your petals
to the sun
soaking
naked in the rain
you compare yourself to a flower
smelling of nature's beauty
unapologetically
with each breath
cleansing the air
healing
part of the earth
a symbol with hidden depth
that goes beyond
immaculate form
you compare yourself to a flower
a flower
the condensation of sun
wind and rain
grounded
ever changing composition
earths art
constantly becoming something new
a flower is a product of passion
Wave
envision yourself as a wave
a wave that travels through life
transferring energy with each breath
and each step
we get to shape our surroundings
at least a little bit
because we are all waves
rippling into each other
so now that you know,
you are a wave
be a wave of love
be a wave of curiosity
be a gentle wave
or one that positively influences
small or big
it doesn’t matter
just be a good wave
soon you will find yourself transported into a swell of swooning joy
now envision yourself
swimming
in this transcending sea of love
There Ain't No Sinful Skin
the flesh of humans can cause troubles
it seems
whenever and however it is revealed
isn’t it strange
that our skin
that we’re in
can get triggered by touch
or by cold or warmth
or by wetness or drought
or by pain or love
is seen as sinful
shouldn’t we be thankful
that our skin as a whole translates the natural state of the soul?
The Ripple Of Smiles
I like to wear nothing
but my smile
a warm jacket of smile
sometimes even a couple jackets at a time
smile upon smile upon smile multiplied by smile
my teeth exposed everywhere
reflecting what I see
the ripple of smiles is omnipresent
I can only smile back out to the galaxy
and further
now, the galaxy wears a smile
and her smile stretches into other dimensions
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Faithful Followers
to understand religion
is to understand reality
to know each flaw
in the words
of dead
men
to learn
each lesson and its value
each tradition
and its harm
to realize the difference
between what is sold as spirit
and that which is
the centered soul
to see the separation
that lies in the gap between following and freedom
the truth
that is in the distance between
church and god
to illuminate
that teachings are only beneficial
if they lead to willing transformation
it is in the way of those we deem as wise men to make the river of reality
rigid and readable
as religions
just as it is the way of wickedness to twist meanings
making obscure what was plain to see
for fear and fame
as religious leaders
with armies of faithful followers
If Only I Would Be A Flower
if only I would be a flower
I would not be separate
I would be amid
I would be from
I would be in
the kinetic grass would sway against my form
and intuitively I would move as well
we would move together to the rhythm of the loving mysterious heartbeat of life
I would greet everything with the beauty I have forever absorbed to nourish others
I would open for the light of heavens to seep through me
because to participate in opening is to touch the greatest grace
however,
today, I am nature embodied abloom
tomorrow, I will be a flower
today, I grace you with the love I have basked in during many lifetimes
tomorrow, I will talk to you about the cycles of life
today, I remember the freedom of my sovereign body
tomorrow, my petals will taste the sweetness of giving clouds
today, my roots stretch and belong to the deep wise earth
tomorrow, I will open
today, I live and grow among nature
tomorrow, my beauty will belong too
An Entity Of Its Own
to witness my reflection in your eyes
is to experience myself existing so differently alive
who is she?
this woman resembling me?
you cast light on my shadow
oh, it hurts
for what I see in that mirage
is what I know - I am
I observe the fractals of your seeing fuse into radiating orbs of love
through the gate of simultaneous presence our tongues meet
in your mouth
I fall and I rise
my frame barely holds itself upright
like backbones of dna our spines spiral into an entity of its own
our skins stick with no separation
as if life has always been so
Belong
while adrift in this spiritual sea
in this quantum of time
that we call now and today
the suppressed secret to our salvation was set to flame
oh holy sun
why did we hide in the shade?
even though your heartbeat pulses symphonically with ours
and we are blessed by earth's reciprocal green and blue chorus
we kept running
fast and un-paced
missing the beat of our fate
but then suddenly
you slowed us down
you gave us a break
and lives have been given
for a cause that’s yet to be known
but I trust
that you are teaching us to fly with synchronicity
that we will finally understand and maybe even see
that you are a star and I am a star
that all beings in this biosphere are baptized by earth
that we are significant in our insignificance
that this planet is one
that we are family
and not only people or people-like species
but that every organism and plant and tree
belong to earth family
And As I Open
and as I open
I find myself
I admit that I am
presence
here
now
unfolding the Flower of Life
and then I walk
I walk
through gates of reality
seeing
formations that burden our freedom to be
I decorate them
with blossoming, undeniable, delicate beauty
beauty is living truth
and I keep walking
I open more
my blood
it paints
a story in time
of time
beyond time
and I see that she
my flow of life
is everything
I am
the crescent and the full
the wild and the still
the sprouting and the whithering
the rock that crumbles into sand
and the rock that remains
and as I bleed - I continue to walk
dressing flowers onto cold, heavy stones
because I am living
and life is art
and art can die
but wants to live