ecology

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CHRYSALIS

  This is a poem about maniaThe pain of changeThe agony of the caterpillarDissolving to become a butterfly This chrysalis of transformationA fulcrum of microcosmic evolution Evolving from painA butterfly emerges from flamesIn fear of the futureBut with a visceral and potent thirst Commanding and demanding change Migrating to pollinate and […]

CARNAGE and MAGIC

As Black folkWe rise from oceans of traumaSeas of historic pain We recover like webs of oak treesDeeply rooted in the earthRoots interlocking and interwovenFortified against hurricane Our journey begins againThis sacred pilgrimageConverging to create anticapitalist community Drawing strength from divergent traditionsRivers of menstrual blood flowing subterraneanBlood pregnant with the […]

COME TO MY RIVER

I write beneath the moonWater cascading through this creekTeeming with potentialFlowing from snow and melting iceMoving like a mighty riverReverberating like a mighty river I am in this intentional spaceEnsconced within this chosen familyThese relationships are fluid and verdantImmensely vital and interwovenPulsating with currents of connection We craft a new […]

SEED STORIES

There is always a narrativeBetween our hands and the cropsLie the seeds Rooting deep within the earthSeeking nutrientsAnd precious water Seeds are fractalsEmbedded with our ecosystem’s genetic codingEmanating scintillating geometryOrganic spirituality embodied Seeds pulsateWith the fire of evolutionA generative infernoConvergent traits cross pollinating Holding our planet’s future in the balanceWill […]