being the art & its process/what i believe now:

(i)

strive to tell our stories honest

muzzle fear's knife-toothed grin

get free

seeking

conjure holiness

ritual naked

touching

mirrors

soul deep

we absurd

beautiful

myriad tones

textures

life

raw

funky

sanctified

flash/light

(i)

work inside liminal space

sacred kissing profane

absolute imperfection bleeding divine

the tongue be

chocolate city gogo/carnival/tree root/block party/praise house/soul cipher/street market

graffiti tag

every name whispered

say drop the bomb

every voice hushed

now raging back

the corner/the kitchen

life mural ablaze

raucous colors: organge peel. blue black midnight blessing. rowdy yellow umbrella. loose woman crimson wine. emerald sparkle fantasy. pomegranate skinned.

solitude of sorrows & sweat

anba dlo

the porch/drum/the pocket/lush monte grove

our sanctuary

now & then

(i)

build/tear down/scrape surface/dig under ground/plant seed/build/adorn

again

a love song

dismantling boundaries of time & space/birthing the always known & slipping away

the hungry mystery be

our ancestors' communion

with us living

a cross

many roads