Ay de mi, this day is one that has God's name stamped and splattered all over it. I am grateful to look back on 08 with gratitude for all the ups, downs, emotions, economic crises, and lessons it gifted me/us. But honey, it is TIME for the GET DOWN. 09 promises more than perhaps any year to date, both collectively and personally. Can't wait!

Happy New Year, y'all! Please accept my offering of some poem drafts I am working on. Kirsten and Derrick, thanks in advance for your companionship on this writing road.

Sewing 101
I am pure love
all bundled up
in a crazy wad
of rags -
soft, bright, mixed,
and torn
wishing
a loving hand
would stitch them all
together
create
a comfort-quilt
to cover
lonely hearts
broken dreams
angry minds
lull them all
into slumber
switch their nightmares
for a dream of wholeness
complete surrender
to the Great Seamstress
who connects every soul
with the waking peace
that hides behind
our every breath.

Essay question: Is it un-Christian/Muslim/Jewish to celebrate God as both Him and Her? Why or why not?
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Bounce-Back
It doesn't hurt so much when
I cut out my heart
to offer up
every time I fall (in love?).
Why?
Because I trust that
I will grow a stronger, wiser one
as the starfish regenerates limbs
after severing.
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Untitled - not necessarily a poem but a thought
Sometimes I can't believe
how ironically beautiful and powerful
we are and don't know it
can't see it
refuse to give our glory
a chance.
This goes for almost
everyone I've ever met
(at various points in life at least).
Deep down we don't
dare love ourselves exactly as we are.

Essay Question: What is the fear of success? How does it manifest? Give tangible examples.
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P.S. The Essay Questions are just my personal musings put in that sickening 9th grade writing prompt form I used to hate. In essence, they are a bitter homage to over-structured education.
Thank goodness those days are behind me!

Love you - all of you,
Kali
Oh, and have a creative YEAR!