Showing posts with label shipibo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shipibo. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Hero

Hero

Our love
Of the superhuman
The warrior kicking ass
Slaying hordes of evil
In a blur of movement
The dexterity of ecstasy
Rippling outward
To touch the twisted face
Of evil
And set it to rest

The heart beats faster
We feel centered
And powerful
Ourselves
We identify
With the impossible
Strength
The impossible
Grace
Because we carry it
Within us
Protecting the flame
With cupped hands
Shielding the small life
From torrential storm
We don’t need to be told
Of this flame
We just know
And when we see
The hero
Kicking ass
We just know
This is the power
Of our spirit
This tiny flame
That can grow
To a raging cyclone of fire
And dominate
Every aspect of our lives
Enslave us
Bend us to its will
But it does not do that
It burns quietly
Waiting for us
To fan it to life
With our
Intention and breath
We are all
That
But we must all
Come to this conclusion
Alone

Free will
Is the gift
The key
To unlock
The chains
To become the
Indomitable master
Nothing can touch
The calm
At the center
Of the storm

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Warrior

Warrior

The inner state of a true spiritual warrior is one of constant surrender.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Bread

Bread

Today I wish to bake bread
I want to measure
And pour
Perfect peace
To inhale motes of flour
Suspended in warm sunbeam
I must need this
The softness between my fingers
A place for my head
To lose itself
In the swirling grains
Of forgetfulness
Then I wake up
And remember
This is a dream
Like a point of light
That would shoot away
Before you blinked
But is held
By a ballast
Of the ancient smell
Which has brought
Comfort to sick hearts
Filled empty bellies
And gathered people
To the hearth
Like a plump mother
Radiating love

Saturday, December 7, 2013

All You've Been Told

All You've Been Told

Let it go
Breathe
Release the tension

So often we hear
These words
Not empty
In themselves
But rendered
Hollow
By the hollowness
Of the speaker

Disregard
All you’ve been told
The words
Just serve
To uphold
Backdrops
Painted by the blind

Sunday, October 27, 2013

I Don't Wish To Serve


I Don't Wish To Serve

I don’t wish to serve you
I want my hands
And heart unbound
So that I may wrap
My arms around you
At any moment
Exactly when you need it

I don’t wish to serve
The ideas you have
About me
For they are inevitably
Untrue
I want to remain free
So that I may grow
Toward the sun
Unhindered

I don’t wish to serve you
I want to employ my strength
Not in the construction of
Your reflections
But
In weaving the invisible
Web of love
So that all creatures may
Seek comfort
And shelter
From the storm
Of selfishness
That blows like a hurricane
Through the space between threads

 

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Despair

Despair

Despair isn’t useless
Not just a yoke
Forged in cosmic flame
To weigh you down
It is not a sign of your
Incompetence
Or imminent
Defeat
In this soul struggle
Wrestling match
You’ve found yourself in
No
Despair
Can mean many things
A way finder
Beckoning you back 
Because you’ve lost your way
A strong, hard shot of despair
Crawling into your limbs
Is a powerful tonic
Slowing momentum
Till time crawls
And the empty days
Provide room
For invisible servants
To sweep out
The trash
It’s not pointless
Or perhaps better stated
Despair has as much weight as joy
Nothing more
Both are buoys
You cling to
In the roiling sea
When you should
Let go
And allow yourself to drown
To sink
Into the stillness
That has been waiting for you