Just for July

Good grief—it’s already July?

Have your dreams been as vivid as mine?

Are you remembering what you thought you forgot?

Are you nurturing those unhinged parts of yourself that need love and attention just like the rest of you?

Are you staying open?

Are you letting go?

Are you?

Yeah. It’s already July—sheesh, and good grief.

Processing good grief.

Vivid dreams, whose meanings rarely elude me, tell stories of what is, what was, and what could be.

Sometimes I remember—and then I forget again.

And it’s okay to remember and to forget.

Oh, those unhinged parts—

I let them swing sideways in the winds of my love

As I view them from perspectives that heal and realign.

It’s okay, remember?

You’re okay, remember?

I whisper this to those unhinged parts,

And slowly, they realign in divine time.

I’m staying open—as much as I can.

It makes the letting go easier.

I am.

Good grief—it’s already July.

Divine Mama

She wakes me up to draw her

So she can pray

For me

For we

Divine mothers appear at every turn

Teaching me

Leading me

Learned God is a black woman

Praying more fervently now

It all makes sense

And then it doesn’t again

Two headed not two faced

Hearing the words they don’t say

Seeing the pain and the peace they don’t display

Don’t try to hide it I’ll see it anyway

She wakes me up to draw her

So she can pray

for me

for we

Divine mothers appear at every turn

Soul Shares:

https://dcs.megaphone.fm/CAD7333497420.mp3?key=e5dfdae458a46d25d1abebf7dde12c5b

https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-free/1453748262?i=1453748439

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AP73UWf0FE4

Art: Charcoal on paper – Tiffany Nicole