My ode to Uneventful bus rides
Taking me to friend destinations
Stopping just enough so that
I get a glimpse of the whole journey
Day 7: Trust
All the ways to say…
trust
Trust
TRUST
Until it becomes…
love
peace
life
TRUST
LOVE
PEACE
LIFE
Day 6 : Somedays
Some days it is about them
Some days it is about me
Some days I just give up and remember that
It is about
Us.
Day 5
Crisis never fully formed
Triggering memories of past tragedies
Making me wish that
I wasn’t tryin’
To pass on my baggage
Crisis never fully formed
Revealing past scars
Making me wish that
I would let them heal
Believing in his trust in me
Crisis never fully formed
Because I’m not the same as them
Making me understand that
That trust is true
And I can love too
Day 4:
Flowery balm that
Soothes my soul
Seedlings of optimism
Planted in positive realities
Grow within me
Day 3 Hmm…
Sometimes you forget to post the awesome poem you wrote about your lunch 🙂
Fall lunch favorites
Nothing can beet: roots, greens, beans
Simple and easy
Day 2: That laugh
That laugh that you share
When there is nothing to hold back
That laugh that you share
When life flows out in just the right way
That laugh that you share
Just because…
Day 1 Fall
I actually wrote this last week, but I have to start somewhere:)
Fall
Leaves falling
Revealing true selves
Baring true souls
Leaves falling
Showing a solid foundation
That does not crack
Leaves falling
Revelation of ourselves
Manifested in our roots
Leaves falling
Breathing in deeply the
Ending of another transition
Leaves falling
Revealing fresh starts
And deeply satisfying breathes
Leaves falling
Revealing true selves
Baring true souls
Daily Poetry Project
Often my poems are like prayers or songs that allow me to break away my fears of being too vulnerable or too emotional. I don’t always quite know what to do with emotions :). I often think that they are quite inconvenient although as I grow and evolve as a person I have realized the necessity of feeling. I still like to express my emotions through poetry though so as a challenge to myself and to encourage more writing I’ve decided to write one poem each day until the end of year.
Confession
Confession: After the last presidential election I was very afraid of white men. I don't want to lump all white men into one group, but I am still afraid of white men. I want this fear to go away. I don't feel safe standing up against white men or going into spaces that white men occupy.
I'd like to make a request to all white men who want to stand up against white supremacy and a hatred that makes us all unsafe. Do it. Your presence and your voice more than any other groups is required to speak out against white supremacy.
D.S. Hollie 