I am seeking truth
Excavating the deepest spaces of my soul to discover all that I did not know
about me
because I know that I am full of those truths,
Inexplicable, historical, vibrant truths
Truths that need to be let out
Spoken, laughed at, danced with
written out
These same truths are connected to each other
Protecting me with shielding forces as I
Am moving swiftly through all the spaces that I inhabit
All the places that i cannot forget
Everything that comes with this life
Everything that makes up this life
The prayers of others are shouted and whispered
and thrown this way
Their only purpose to help us undo
Undo everything that the world has thrown at us
Just to hold us down and back
We rewire ourselves to forget the lies that were told to us
to help us sleep to help us forget ourselves to help us survive
We rewire to lose sight of the misconceptions and half-truths
that help you define yourself for yourself
I am seeking truth
I am seeking truth
Excavating the deepest spaces of my soul to discover all that I did not know
Even though I am not sure I am ready for
whatever I find
This piece was written on the occasion of a special writing mini-retreat with two talented, smart educators, as I am revisiting older words to help form some new ones.
