Sages & Pages

For him to give you his children Without choice or pleasure For him to give you his land Born to hold us captive Your eyes must have...

It flattens me It shatters me It shrinks me It drinks me Having made me liquid by Its sheer force of destruction What has it made of me I...

When you Are an outcast For what You are Every breath Feels like rebellion

I long for a body that was never harmed That didn't recoil from violent words and rough hands Shrinking in fear of being seen I long for...

I no longer want to change my past or my life. This blanket that's been knitted now brings me comfort. Even when others added...

I chose to embrace the parts of myself that disgust me. The parts where I judge and hate and snicker. The parts where I slice and dice my...

How grateful to be part of this tapestry one small thread that remains after death May it reflect love well may it be a story to tell...

62 degrees and I'm not thinking of my memories Now all I feel is a warm breeze after a winter freeze and the birds in the trees The blue...

Thank you for the clouds and the air and the breaths that it bears Thank you for the rivers and the trees and the strength that they see...

Silence with closed eyes Leads to a memory of violence I sit until I need you again The safe hands of a friend Standing in the shower...

I sit, holding myself Trying to comfort and find hope to soothe the pain out of me Pain and joy erupt from deep inside enveloping waves...

All the reasons in the world won't change the truth.

The best way to find the true is understanding what is false.

Do not underestimate the power and strength of love. Of God's love for you.

What happens when don't find what we're looking for? Here's to our messes, may they be beautiful and powerful.