That Snowflake

 

 

That snowflake,

the picture you sent

of you flying,

me dying,

disappearing ~
instead
when I touched the ground

The one of you

softly falling down

I ripped it to shreds

 

ldn

 

 

Hollow eyes

 

 

 

I have hollow eyes

sunken cheeks

no teeth
I am blind

but I feel you staring

at me

wondering,

why does he stick around

here?
Why?

He cannot hear

or see

Why?  You ask

It is not my time to die

and I will not go away

until my heart is clear,

until I have no fear

I will stay,

hope,

pray

and dream,

here alone

of a better world,

for peace

until God calls me home

 

ldn

I love you

I love you, 
I will carry your scent to my death,

or yours which ever comes first

You are the waking bird that rests upon my shoulder

within dawn’s breath

On the outside we are older than the creases we have left 
beneath the tree growing under our skin,

worn outside in

Stay with me tethered, weathered together forever 
until our tree is severed and ceases to exist

ldn

Sleeping around

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Sleeping around

She sleeps on aqua skies

Covers crows that fly by

her

Comforts stars that surround

her

She is my mother

my lover

She is you

She is me

a dream

She is the sound

of sleeping

around

ldn

She's a bird

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She's a bird

The angels will tape her wings to the air

then set upon her head, a halo to wear
but she’ll rip it off along with her hair
Heaven’s gonna have hell to pay
when she gets there
because she’s a bird who can’t be caged

She’s far beyond her age,

sort of a sage,

a bird who can’t be caged
She's a bird who can’t be caged.

ldn

Old bones

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Old bones

Stripped away of artifice

old bones

like old lovers

lie

down


ldn

Stones

Stepping on stones,

chipped rocks

from the cross

you bear

hurt my feet,

every whip from your bastinado

carve deep into my soles,

your  battle scars

but my soul is whole

I am at peace

I will not fight your wars

I will not fold!

I can take it

My spirit - you will  never  break it

So please, have your way
and try as you may...

I will not recant!

I will Chant ~

I will pray ~

Ya Baha’u’l-Abha!

Ya Baha’u’l-Abha!

until my dying day

Ya Baha’u’l-Abha

 

ldn

Broken Teeth

Walking out of the market today

I was approached

by a black boy with broken teeth.

“Excuse me, Ma’am,” he said sheepishly,

“Do you have eighty cents?”

“Why do you need it?” I asked.

“For food…for a sandwich, I'm hungry and need to eat.”

I noticed he was well dressed, wearing a leather jacket,
and new shoes on his feet.

Of course I gave him a dollar, and didn’t ask for change

Who would?

I knew he was lying,

there standing in the rain, drenched in pain.

but deeper down beneath, in the boy well clothed,  I saw a soul 

dressed up with broken teeth 

ldn

truth

So they say ~ the truth will set you free
If this is so,
I should be flying to the apex
of eternity
but I am human
stuck here
stuck in the middle of me

Broken Winged Bird

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Broken Winged Bird

There is a gaping hole, bleeding through

my new white dress

staining it forever, blue

I shared my deepest secret,

with no assurance, you

would keep it

I lie now on blank bed

on paper torn

I have worn you thin to shreds,

I know

So, I will go again within

I will go away today

I will go ~ ~ ~ flying crooked,

broken hearted

one wing bent / on crushed soul

 

ldn


Psalm 34 "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."

from the Baha'i Sacred writings:
O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow—assist him so that he may fly toward the apex of prosperity and salvation, wing his way with the utmost joy and happiness throughout the illimitable space, raise his melody in Thy Supreme Name in all the regions, exhilarate the ears with this call, and brighten the eyes by beholding the signs of guidance.
O Lord! I am single, alone and lowly. For me there is no support save Thee, no helper except Thee and no sustainer beside Thee. Confirm me in Thy service, assist me with the cohorts of Thy angels, make me victorious in the promotion of Thy Word and suffer me to speak out Thy wisdom amongst Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art the helper of the weak and the defender of the little ones, and verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty and the Unconstrained.
 ~ Abdu’l-Bahá