Transparency

• You're not sensitive, you're aware of  your surrounding.

• You're not slow, you're in your own process.

• You're not resentful, you have boundaries.

• You're not detached, you're at more places at once.

• You're not complicated, you see many outcomes.

• You're not quiet, you hear more than words.

• You're not boring, you're bored by emptiness.

• You're not a loner, you see through masks.

• You're not picky, you don't like shelves.

• You're not fearful, you're humble.

• You're not selfish, you acknowledge yourself.

• You're not weird, you refuse affectation. 

• You're not reactive, you're alive.

Water your flames

The same tears that saw you

come from fireplace

The same mother gave birth

to river and the flames

and if I say I love you

I don't claim your space

my spirit is free because

it doesn't come from this place

The tenderness looks young

and patience speaks so slow

their power is ancient

they never grow old

when you mock behind their back

they pretend they don't know

they let you draw your path

of spoken words, yours alone

The vanity comes last

to the table of our host

it's the final guest

it's the dictator and the whore

when the war is over

she eats from every plate

you have to let her be

water your flames 

she'll eat to death.