silence screaming louder

idle, allowing

venom seeps through power

stripping, disavowing

adversity standing still

bigotry takes aim

devouring free will

history consumed in flame

empathy sobs, witnessing

wounds too vast to mend

tyrants plunder, deafening—

humanity meets its end

a night of calm, serene and still,

we wait for the sun to crest the hill.

resting now as the world takes flight,

hidden blooms stir in our quiet night.

celebrations carved in stone,
souls abandoned, left alone.
legacies of hatred condemned
decaying
rotten
rusted — you descend

let me see my own heart clear

with compassion for yours, ever near

what others see is theirs alone,

a gaze that cannot touch my own

in quiet strength, the heart remains;

unmoved by looks, untouched by chains

My art is empathy.

My art is honesty.

My art is the visualization of pain.

My art does not turn to beauty if it does not speak to you.

My art does not exist if you are blind.

nature mother hear our plea

grant peace to calm our tears

spare us from what we can’t undo

and quiet all our fears

guard us from your storming winds

the smothered screaming pain

to feel the burn of a world unraveling?

i cannot turn away

my empathy continues to smolder—

it is this fire that keeps me breathing

my awareness never leaving

my vow is to never use her

for wicked games of spite

i had an abuser

stricken me with all her might

grace is her name

given away from the pain

mockery surrounds each fleeting trend

i brace myself for what lies on your bend

exhaustion comes

a friend who’s close at hand

to keep the pace

i must follow the algorithms command

a necessary evil we partake

in this relentless race impossible to break

ive been playing with nature lately

i missed her

she was waiting for me

pulling out color

an aura of what could be

perhaps what we cant see

vibrancy

navigating volcanic storms

indulging lightnings dance

finally

a new dawn will emerge

a second chance

in the fires embrace

from

ashes

from

dirt

from

tarnished

wishes

empty

promises

i learn

more than woman
beyond human
a soul sincere

a traveler seeking
with purpose untold
searching
scouring
in stories unfold