Obligation

I am an island
Surrounded by waves
Breaking, tumbling, pulled by the arms of moon
Tides familiar rhythm
Entice thought
Tiny grains of sand
Sift through my mind
Particles of confusion.
I cannot stop the moon
I cannot impede the tide
I am drowning dry
I gasp for breath and suffocate in my duty

Crocus

Confidence comes like a shadow
Getting larger as the sun moves west
It frees my mind of cobwebs
It allows my heart to grow
It encourages me to create
I am the first flower of spring
Emerging out of the snow to face the sun
Opening up to its warmth
Blooming with possibilities!

Now I Sing

I used to think
Was I
Not good enough?
Why was I Chosen

Opinion
Less worthy?
Easier to pass in the night
Did it make you feel big?
I was an Atom.

I deserved it.
Cowering in the corner
A Spider
Scurrying from the shadow of a foot
Don’t step on me!
I can find a crack.

Stay
Busy, busy, busy
Make the nest
Perfect in all form
Twigs, grass
Strands of red hair
Keep the babies warm.

Tears don’t fall
They break the glass
Tell a story
I need to be Anonymous.

Voice screaming
Inside my smallness
Swelling arousal in my gut
Surface
Gasp the air.

Expand the lungs
Cleansing breath
You were meant for something bigger
It is time.

Amity!
Find me now
I am
Capable,
Confident,
Beauty.
I am good enough.
Now I Sing