My best friend
Lilly Billy little bit Silly
Sue who became Stu
Ice skating
Roller skating
That one black and copper velvet scarf
Mom’s platinum wedding band
My wooden file cabinet sold to make room for your furniture
The Canon camera found in San Francisco
Dad’s broken travel alarm clock in the dark green leather case
Stained glass art supplies
Cheesecake
I'm sorry for being so tired.
Sorry for being uninspired.
Sorry to not be motivated,
I simply feel inundated.
You have to see, please understand,
This is completely out of my hands,
Not enough time. Not enough rhyme,
Sometimes I just don't feel fine.
And what do I do with all of this writing?
Post it online, cause more fighting?
Will I be accepted? Be heard, my fear,
Am I dissed for being pagan or too queer?
There's too many dishes, too much mess,
All of this just adds to my stress.
So no more excuses. I know my place,
I take a deep breath. I wash my face,
Set my intentions, what I've been hoping,
And I crack my journal wide open...
Is it static cling
Or a more moist thing
Decals, transfers, stickers
California lickers
Go to the basement and find the
Box marked Material World, pull out
Seven cords, one for each
Chakra. Create safe space
Remember to breathe
Invite in
Release.
Twist, braid, infuse, ruminate, marinate, invoke, brine
Tying the knot, untying the bindings
Sometimes more like a snarl
Start at the crown
Begin to cut
Back to
Source.
A computer cable for the seventh. No
More meetings of the mind. Wire
Cutters slice clean through. Delete
Text threads, social media
Remove the ring
Boar’s nose
Bully.
Fine silver chain for the sixth. Now
Each link snipped with fingernail clippers
Never saw eye to eye
Mint floss for taking
The Fifth. Let’s
Keep it
Clean.
Easily move to the fourth. Gossamer filament
Single singed horsetail strand burnt between
Stubborn candles, broken violins, heart
Strings cauterized. Now the
Third, Solar plexus
Place of
Power.
You have none over me. Use the
Sharpest knife. Mince the leather, not
Your words. Second chakra, belly
No severed umbilical cord
More underwater cable
Could take
Chainsaw.
First chakra, red ribbon, satin from baby
Blanket, silky soft, single thread simply
Dissolve in light. Notice the
Instrument may be blunt
To get all
The way
Through.
Wonderful absolutely wonderful. Historically time and patterns repeat like the ancient art of storytelling, sitting around the campfire or the evening fireplace with full bellies and listening to the storyteller ( the elders), it’s a love message of I believe in you and I unconditionally love you too... The receding pandemic has highlighted these truths of connection. This delightful book should be read to not only children, teens, and young adults but also middle-aged adults too who want to remember dear loved ones or want to find a heart grandmother or grandfather, remember to seek and you shall receive ... Mother Earth is plentiful.. thank you Kayla Nona - Janice Carr
A good laugh, a good
Cry, handkerchief
Chance to say goodbye
Me you and Jenny
Rubbing soft triangle ears
Slip away through veils
I and my muse, Death
Crafting the epitaphs of
Who will be the next
Cloying, pungent
Wilted Easter lilies
Metallic, bitter
Day old microwave coffee, sour
Slimy mushroom caps, spores
Unforgettable
Sung acapella
Selenite heart
Bird's eye maple urn
A braid of horsehair
Tiny sweet angel
Stain glass reflections
Bathe
Generations of
Salted tears
