women
CREATE
but as long as they are
crushed
under under the fists of
patriarchy
we will never know
what they are capable
of doing
what a loss
for the species
for the animals
for the world itself
to those men in power
extinction
is preferable
to setting women
free
Photo” Mohamed Nohassi
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imagine the stories
walls could tell
from being put up
to having their first encounters
with others
think of the things
they’ve heard
and seen
good and bad
funny and horrible
how do they feel
about being
painted
wallpapered
or tiled
does it hurt
dull the sound
how afraid are they
of being torn down
maybe someday
we’ll be able to
find out
what they have to say
but right now
mums the word
Photo: Kelly
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we are magic
but because we currently
reside on earth
out ability to use it
is hampered
by the environment
it takes a lot of practice
to wake and sustain
out abilities
but never
ever
doubt
that it
exists
Photo: Maria Eduarda Loura Maglhães
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I love snakes
in all their colors
some are dangerous
but only when WE
go into THEIR territory
they don’t hunt us
they just want to be left alone
something humans
seem unable to do
leave ANYTHING alone
snakes are simply one more
life form
that needs to be treated
with respect
and love
another thing we humans
seem unable to do
the point is
I’m crazy about them
and they are beautiful
Photo: David Clode
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no matter where we are
or where we’re from
we all walk on the paths
that others have forged for us
ruts
worn deep into
all of our lives
lies
half truths
guesses
fears
hopes
and all the rest
we are people indoctrinated
into beliefs of the past
by each generation
we are born
then have to work
to unlearn what we have been
conditioned to believe
things that no longer work
in the age
in which we live
old grudges
hatreds
and ideas
passed from one
to another
and we wonder why
we don’t see eye to eye
what chance do we have
when poisoned
from the beginning
when wearing white sheets
seem normal
and inequality
is just the way things are
the status quo
= death
it divides us
turns people into
“other”
everything we know
we have been taught
we need to break
away from the old stories
and the lies his-story
told us
we need to write
new tales
have new visions
because
in case you haven’t noticed
in many ways
we are currently dying
Photo: Yasmine Qasem
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all beliefs are limiting
that’s why we need to review them
all the time
and make sure that what we think we believe
still makes sense
he stands at attention
remains at his post
the Rusted Warrior
waits for a time
that has long ago
passed
Photo: Tim Schmidbauer
Unsplash
for the most part
handwritten letters
have become a thing
of the past
it’s so much easier
to send a text message
an e-mail
or just call someone
instead of sitting down
and writing the latest news
or checking
to see how someone is
but it’s more than that
people
don’t want to spend time
reading letters
handwriting can be messy
or difficult to read
some can no longer decipher
cursive
and can only read printed words
speed
is what’s important to everyone
but I think we’ve lost something
by no longer writing to each other
there’s an intimacy there
a feeling of focused attention
and connection
that one can’t really get
from a text message
you can’t stack your tex messages
and tie a ribbon round them
or feel the touch of thick
handmade paper
between your finger tips
there’s no way to send
a wisp of perfume
or a pressed flower
but those things are
silly
and old fashion now
we see them in movies
that are black and white
but I do have cards
and notes tied up with ribbons
and I’m so happy that I do
since those who wrote them
are no longer with me
but I have their words
the look of their handwriting
and their little drawings
as well
we should write more letters
a few words
to keep
and cherish
a few words
to remember
who once was
Picture: Pixabay
like most things
the only peace
we can really have
is individual peace
but sometimes
our personal peace
can be catching
sometimes it’s just enough
to stop things
from getting worse
we each need to cultivate
peace within ourselves
even when it’s hard
and yes
sometimes
that peace
won’t be enough
but the important thing
is that we
show up
Photo: David Peterson
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She was just a baby piglet
not even flesh and bones
but she did enjoy a winter day
playing in the snow
Picture: Pixabay
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