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Standing Rock prayer

things I have taken for granted, in no particular order

things I have taken for granted, in no particular order:

sunflowers

that my friends would always be my friends

and we would all grow old together

my ability to see, hear, think, move, and speak

time

every single one of my teachers

rain

love

my hope for a world where blood and hate are not splashed 

across dance floors, playgrounds, schools, churches, theaters, and the streets of cities and villages the world over

that our children would outlive us

bees

Japan

~Hope June 12, 2016

Genuine Artifact

I don't want to look at a picture of myself
unless it's a shot of me openly grinning
and I can see that the light in my heart
     has burst across the lines of my smile and eyes
and now flows un-dammed all around me

I also might like a picture
if in it, I am flagrantly acting
     in defense of some noble cause
and I can see that I am fully present
and as strong as I will ever be

...or if the picture shows me in total commitment
to a moment that anchors
my unswerving attention
and I can see that I am listening
     to guiding words spoken
     inside my oldest mind

and "I" am barely there

~Hope 3.2.16