"Chipmonk" cheeks and a shy pretty smile a bit chubby at 9 loving spirit intellectually curious asking oh so many questions pondering as she sits and watches the sunrise early on the back steps as the sun eases it's way across the yard... other times laughting with those pretty dimples light shining, not knowing her brightness like that orange moon Badu sung about repelled and hardened him against his own flesh and blood prefering only slim earnest and easy pickings that validate the ego cause he feels oh so misunderstood between intoxiction and sweet sobriety seeking the one instead who absorbs only his words and his alone quickly like a sponge so grounded deeply into subconsciousness turning off that other's light justifying motive, existence and self-absorption singular, never plural as the undisputed gospel illusions that hold and eclipses her light tragically and feverently to this day.
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Cover art, “Moon Rising in Capricorn” 2019, collage on paper by Yours Truly
"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. -Sylvia Plath
My first chapbook of poetry of which some has already been featured on this blog is now printed. Moon Rising in Capricorn is a collection of poetry and prose by Yours Truly that explores a “Karmic Soul Connection” between two people who met early in life where a fire was lit for a more intense connection later in adulthood. This encounter unveiled an awakening about joy, unconditional love, and the power of art as a healing medium.
There are 22 original poems that were written between March 2018 and September 2019. The poetry chronicles the contemporary relationship with a sense of reclamation of personal power in the end.
I never set out to write this chapbook…the idea actually didn’t take hold until July of this year when I discovered the number of poems I had written during the time period. I started floating the idea in my head and sharing with a few other close friends about actually putting a chapbook together.
The beauty of the process was that I gained the courage to try another creative medium to express an intriguing story and realize a dream of actually composing a book of poetry that I have had for as long as I could remember. It took a lot of courage, strength and support to make this happen and I am very proud of the final product.
This poetry book at this time is only available on a very limited edition basis and will largely be shared via select open mics, private readings and a few on this blog. The purpose of sharing this is to inspire others that you too can realize a creative dream, no matter how big or small and that there is an important lesson in every situation which can be the muse for creating a work of art for healing and self expression.
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