I

Sat in the jungle

And disolved into the stillness.

Jaguar approached me

And pierced my skin.

As blood fell to the jungle floor

She said,

“This is the blood of everyone.

The anguish of your mothers

And fathers

Has already been shed.

You are anew.

You choose to carry pain from the past

Because you believe

You are supposed to.

Release it.

It is not yours to carry.

Your ancestors

And all of the universe

Wish for you to

Let it go.”