I knew him then.
The boy.
The child.
I knew him when the sun played on his shoulders.
When a glance at the clouds above would set him free.
When nothing could stop him from
Dancing
Or
Smiling.
It is as if another lifetime now.
I do not know what happened out there in the world.
I do not know who stole
Delight from his veins.
But I do know
Whoever
Stole it,
They did not take it all.
For
I see it in his shadow.
Another morning.
Her blood seems to be fighting
With her skin.
Her bones are trying to sing
But
All her heart can hear
Is
Rain.
She will keep dancing
To the rhythm
Of the drops.
She will hold
Them as if a lover,
Welcoming them into her skin.
And she will dance again.
I
Will
Dance
Again.
I hope wherever you are,
You are
Free
Now.
Free to be your beautiful self.
And when anyone tries to stifle you,
You don’t ever hold back.
I hope you see through them
And know now it’s not about you,
Their fear.
It never was.
You,
So beautiful.
Too free for some people to handle,
And too much yourself
That it terrified them to see how much they
Themselves
Hold back.
How they keep themselves in chains.
I imagine you dancing and singing at the top of your lungs
While the leaves fall at your feet,
Some wild autumn wind playing in your hair.
And I know
You
Are
Free.
Reawakening
From a long,
Lightless slumber.
The Universe
Is
Kindling your soul.
Let your spirit rise
Again.
You were awake once.
The memory playing at the edge of your brain.
Once,
When you were a child.
The air of joy filling your lungs.
But,
Somewhere
You started living in the world of dreams
To escape
This reality.
Being tread upon,
You dreamt of flying.
Being bound by invisible chains,
You dreamt of freedom.
Being silenced by manipulative words,
You dreamt of singing.
Now realize you are
The
Dream
And
Reawaken.
My breathe catches.
My laughter falters as you glide into the room.
Didn’t I know you
Once
When we slept under a blood red moon?
Didn’t we dance on the sands
Of a distant shore?
Wasn’t it our two hearts that were
Once
Interlaced?
Wasn’t it your tender lips that
Brushed upon my face?
Once.
Gypsy heart.
Soul afire.
She reaches the stars
But longs to go higher.
There is lightening in her touch
And
Thunder in her eyes.
If you choose to stay down here,
You can simply watch her.
She is not hard to identify
Dancing up there in the sky.
Just know that
You will be left waiting.
She will forget who you were if you
Do not
Join her in the company of the stars.
Did you feel that?
Did you feel it too?
The way my heart settled
Right
Into you?
They way you breathed in
Your first breath
As my body melted into yours?
The wondorous vibration of life
As we held each other
Tight?
I know you felt
The way our souls danced within all the hidden
Spaces of
Infinity
All through the night.
I am going to sleep
And in my dreams I will meet you
On the oceans edge.
Where the waves come
To kiss the shore
And stir the sand.
There I will stand.
Where they greet each other
With a never ending caress.
Never to rest.
They have become the motion,
The waves of the ocean.
Always coming back for more
The waters crave the shore.
Traveling the curves of the
Earth
To Embrace.
Dancing with grace,
Ever longing
For the magical song of the
Moon.
Salsa. Samba. Dance.
Can’t stop moving my body
Feel my soul take flight.
The stars,
They know you by name.
And the moon,
She dances to your song even as you sleep.
Chole Into Diamonds 