letters to you:

[orbitalrose]

no one will ever know you in this world like you
be honest with yourself
forgive yourself
they speak lies and love in twisted, faltering tries
listen, don't just hear
why we say, and live with such fears

separate, distill
the water from the dirt
concentrate your blood
into a vessel of named joy
tear me down then fill me up

are you worth your own time
will you choose what your ancestors would wish for you
will you learn from wisdom
or keep faltering in blindness

open your eyes to the stillness
to the wind, the rain,
the earth that is the eldest witness
there is a movement
there is an energy
and there is an enemy.