Finding Home

  Clouds, palm leaves Bamboo stems, song Wind, wood Energy, heat Ribs, hips Knee, thigh Arms to sky Feet to ground Heart to crown Spine long Breath Breathe, nostrils Mouth, tongue, roof Release Laughter from the core Up, down, around Love simply But deeply Then laugh some more.  I was inspired to write this poem after attending a class with Wanna, a certified Embodied Flow teacher at Lotus Shores Siargao in October 2018. It was the first time I attended a class that I found easy-going and filled with laughter. Wanna made me rethink the practice. That inward work shouldn't have to be so serious and somber. Instead, a little bit of laughter makes the ride so much richer and more enjoyable. This life is too short to just dwell on the darker side of things after all.  

Sit and be still Or try to be In body, in mind in spirit In sitting, patience For all to fall apart To fall away To fall into place Let the breath Slow down the body's rush Tether your warring mind Give space for your aching heart Breathe in and out Sit, be still Or try to be Breathe and fall into A place albeit brief, But a moment nonetheless Of peace.

Left foot, right foot, breathe. I am not who I was last year. Breathe. Walk, walk, walk Blue bird swoops down and up A boy not older than 9 maybe, throws a ball on the wall His reflexes are better than mine Breathe. Wind blows.  My skin tingles "The rich can afford to 'find themselves'," She said to me. It stays in my memory. I am not rich. Yet I need to find myself. Walk, walk, walk. Look up. The sky has cirrus clouds. Sun to my right preparing to set But not yet. Birds fly all over. Breathe. Who am I? Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Why am I alive? Walk. Walk. Walk. "Thank you for believing in me," an 11th grader said to me. My heart breaks. Last week, I cried. Because the pain was more real than the joys I ever felt. And why is that? Breathe. I am not who I was last month. or last week, or yesterday. Left foot, right foot, breathe. Where am I going? Walk. Walk. Walk. Do not stop moving. The boy is still bouncing the