Planting a Tree (root chakra)

​Move the cool, crumbling dirt
To dig down deep
Creating plenty of space
For the roots to grow.
Cut and remove the plastic shell
To create plenty of space
For the roots to grow.

Tear, rip, split, sever.
Unbind the roots
So they can dig down
Deep into the ground.
Put it in, pack it
Into the earth, black dirt
To secure. soak, drown

Feed the roots
So they can dig down
Deep into the ground.
It stands centered,
Rooted, grounded.

Like it, I must
Dig down deep,
Remove my shell,
Unbind—be ripped apart,
Broken, separated, free—
Re-establish, quench my
Thirst in order
To become centered,
​Rooted, grounded.

It Comes From Within (sacral chakra)

Some days I try so hard,
Sit with my blank screen,
That empty page, intellectually
Pulling the thread to
Weave a masterpiece.

But it’s stale, pale & heartless.
Delete, erase, scribble-out
Back to where I started.
Chalk it as a loss & move on.

Until the night—I wake with
A tickling caress, an urge,
Shock of spontaneity
Seizes me, grabs me from behind,
Holds me down & passionately
Takes me.

My reasoning thoughts are
Smothered by non-sensical,
Off-the-wall whims that
Thrust me to feel deep.
It comes from within,
Seated inside, it
Just
Happens.

An idea, from my loins
Filling me,
Erasing any thoughts
Thread from deep within
Effortlessly turns & twines
To create a decadent tapestry
With rich colors, delightful
Contrasts & silky
Sounds.

Thinking of all the ways
Reasoning,
It wraps around my naked body
Brushing my thighs,
Grazing my breast
Surrounded, covered
​In Creative Energy.

​I Am Light (solar plexus chakra)

Yellow rays graze greens.
Chlorophyll ignites the
Power of the sun
Within.

Birthing surging sugars of the earth to
My inner powerhouse,
Power of the plant
Within.

This subsidence, guidance of the stars
Intrinsic magnificence
Power of the universe
Within.

Incidence of concomitance with
Consonant confidence
Power of myself,
Power of the sun
​Within.

Breath (heart chakra)

Curiously, the moment it is gone
I realize it’s there.

Jumping from a high cliff into the
Quarry lake, I gather as much of it
As I can. When I plunge, it
Suspends, not another,
Until I surface.

Stepping outside when the air is
Astringent cold—halt, it is gone!
The moment lingers
Fills me, I warm it & watch it
Leave me refreshed & grateful.
Heartbroken, rhythmic sobbing,
I believe is endless
Until I lose it after a wrenching gasp
In that tenutoed moment, I fear it’s
Gone forever, but it
Returns & I mend.

And when I do, that new person—who
Clinches my body,
Impresses my mind &
Encourages my soul—secures me. Surprised,
It leaves me again, but only for a terse
Moment. It returns, deeper,
Grabs my heart, pushes it up,
Out of my mouth, pumping at the
​Surface, raw to the whole world.

​To be Heard (throat chakra)

Ah Mm Ou Oh
To be heard
Ma Da Googa
To be heard
Sing Speak Seek Shriek
To be heard
Wonder Wail Whine
To be heard
Communicate Enunciate
To be heard
Recite Rework Write
To be heard
Chastise choke
To be heard
Philosophize poetically
To be heard
Yawn yell yap
To be heard
Reiterate recapitulate
To be heard
Sing Speak Seek your Soul
To be heard
Know your truth
To be heard
Declare your worth
To be heard
Confide Console
To be heard
Passionately shout
To be heard
Express your love
To be heard
La la laugh
To be heard
Graciously praise
To be heard
Sing speak seek shriek
To be heard
Ta Da Oo Ah
To be heard
​Oh Ou Ah Mm

​A Canopy of My Own Thoughts (3rd eye chakra)

Setting out to see the sights, I climb.
Switch back after switch back
Scuffling methodically
Watching one foot after the
Other, patting the dirt, the
Moss, the rocks of the trail.
The trees surround me
Enclosing me in a canopy
Of my own thoughts.

Alone, I continue up & up
Step after step, an inner compass
Settles on the sight behind my
Lids, the one I imagine for myself.
Until I don’t know if I am actually
In my mind or on a mountain,
On a mountain or in my mind.

Watching my feet step, I no
Longer feel their achy fatigue.
As I summit, the trees
Dissipate and slowly, the cold clouds
Surrounding me begin to clear and
Sight is suddenly
Expansive.
I feel like I can see
Forever in time & space
Big things become tiny
And I realize I’ve made it.

Breathing, I fill with ethereal air
And a sense of accomplishment
My sight is felt throughout
Dizzy & airy, I float back,
Easy & light, I tumble
Back down, knowing its worth --
I dream of the next
​Peak: harder & higher.

​Finding Yourself (crown chakra)

Find yourself in
The earth
And you will find
Peace.

Find yourself in
Sheer darkness
And you will find
Hope.

Find yourself in your
Enemies
And you will find
Forgiveness.

Find yourself in
Solitude
And you will find
​Soul.

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