ecology

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CHRYSALIS

  This is a poem about change The pain of change The agony of the caterpillar Dissolving to become a butterfly   This chrysalis of transformation A fulcrum of microcosmic evolution   Evolving from pain A butterfly emerges from flames In fear of the future But with a visceral and […]

CARNAGE and MAGIC

As Black folk We rise from oceans of trauma Seas of historic pain   We recover like webs of oak trees Deeply rooted in the earth Roots interlocking and interwoven Fortified against hurricane   Our journey begins again This sacred pilgrimage Converging to create anticapitalist community   Drawing strength from […]

COME TO MY RIVER

I write beneath the moon Water cascading through this creek Teeming with potential Flowing from snow and melting ice Moving like a mighty river Reverberating like a mighty river   I am in this intentional space Ensconced within this chosen family These relationships are fluid and verdant Immensely vital and […]

SEED STORIES

There is always a narrative Between our hands and the crops Lie the seeds   Rooting deep within the earth Seeking nutrients And precious water   Seeds are fractals Embedded with our ecosystem’s genetic coding Emanating scintillating geometry Organic spirituality embodied   Seeds pulsate With the fire of evolution A […]