A liquid birth,
she sings.
Melting away the agony of a heart’s discontentment
sawing away the sharp edges of the knife’s twist
filling in and shaping up these holes of ancient consciousness
All these things start marking their territory
in me
in you
All these things start hiding inside whispers
in me
in you
All these things scurry under the blankets of lost
in me
in you
Through the blackness we can emerge, not unscathed
but lighter
the heaviness shed and scatter about
All those shattered glass memories our ancestors made
these mirrors of old breaking
these mirrors of old cutting
Softly light treads and hope is renewed
the storm of old carved out of our blood
out of our family ties
The future awaits less heavy love
this time less heavy
burdens abandoned now as weightlessness comes over
© 2008 Stacy Lee
Feathers
I think our ancestor’s baggage end up on us if they were never fully dealt with in their lifetime. Sad… but I believe true. I think it’s a lesson for all of us to deal with our stuff before the children come along so we don’t pass it on to future generations. Then, our children can become feathers (they way they were meant to be, I think).
Dave Aarons, 4 months ago
Beautiful piece Stace,
WayoftheWarrior, 4 months ago
WOW O WOW!
mlgkats, 4 months ago
i love to read your writing , this is beautifully done
caroline caux-..., 4 months ago
Thank you
how true a statement and experience it is, very well written.
Heather Loster, 4 months ago
beautiful stacy, wonderful words! love your style!
Jodi Tweed, 4 months ago
your a very smart,creative girl. KUDO’S.
i like ya!
Globalphotos, 4 months ago
Wow, well written, brilliant :)
Jazzyjane, 4 months ago
I agree with you, however, only in an ideal world could we do that as life has a habit of throwing a spanner in the works, even when you think you have solved or resolved, everything.
This having been said, you have written a beatiful piece. Well done.
Cheri McEachin, 4 months ago
Lovely piece
ECGardner, 4 months ago
How beautiful, Stacy… I especially like the line, “The future awaits less heavy love…” It’s something to which I can very much relate.
Trish Cooper, 4 months ago
I LOVE this Stacy…Simply fantastic…INS fav!!! HUGS!!!!!xoxoxoxoox
jianina, 4 months ago
The future awaits less heavy love>>>>so true and i hope that we get there soon>>>for the sake of our future>well said Stacy…great subject
Helene Kippert, 3 months ago
This is wonderful Stacy
ELENNE BOOTHE, 11 days ago
Awesome writing my friend.