I invoke my guides
To seek for the one
Who can help heal
The male lineage
Of my father.
[...]

Each week, day, hour
Triggers something new.
The weight
Of holding others’ wellbeing
In the choices I make.
[...]

On the 29th day
Blue skies
Pushed through
The ashen haze—
Their beauty enhanced
Tenfold
By their absence.
[...]

Smoke seeps in through the shut windows
Adding to our list of sorrows
Indoor temps soar to the 90s
Body in fight, flight and freeze
[...]

How many names
will it take
‘til we can no longer fake
not to know
[...]

A nation suspended
Breath baited
We wait
As they count
Late into the night
And tensions mount
[...]

When I was a light being
I cavorted with the stars
And radiated sunrays
From my soul.
[...]

My body aches
From too much sitting;
My neck longs
To stretch;
[...]

Slow, languid
Deep breaths,
I return to myself.
Gentle movements
[...]

In this lower-case reality
Panic and chaos prevail.
The mind looks for a reason
A way to right the wrongs,
[...]