Three years ago
Everything changed
From the inside out.
I will never forget
The sound
The sensation
That gurgle
That labored breath.
Now sleep
Has never been as sweet
After that
Sleepless night.
Beauty from ashes
My heart
Beats
The beat of life.
2/22
To the misfits
The water balloon shaped
Non-squares
In a square-holed world:
Your shape
Is your strength
Don't mind their edges
Their hollow words sold
Stand in faith
Uncommon
For what you're made of
Uncommon
Bring it every time
Uncommon
In the heat or the cold
Every season of life
Every challenge
Every hurdle
Each and every single one is your goal.
Don't apologize for not fitting their board with their predetermined prehistoric forms and expected shapes. No one ever put a dent into the universe riding the conveyor belt from their "here" to their "there".
Ever.
Be your shape.
Be you.
Grow.
Build.
Learn.
Lead.
Keep going.
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Life to life
Heart to heart
Deep to deep
Toe to toe
Iron to iron
Grace to grace
Love to love
Black to black
Back to back
Face to face
Man to man
Breath to breath
Death to death
Take heart..
Today.
Keep going.
Speak.
Speak to me.
Speak to me when no one is around.
Speak to the air.
Let your story carry.
Speak.
(Echo.)
Speak to, speak through the rustling leaves. Speak to, speak through the carpet of grass. Blades bending, adjusting to what is said.
(Echo.)
When your words return to you..
When you hear them said..
When will your words return to you?
Will you live what was said?
Will to live what was said.
(Echo.)
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.