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We Are Humans Playlist

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++Check out my newest song Sarita, Sarita :D ++

L O N E L I N E S S

It is only me

and every being in the world

and every ant

and every plant

and me

Countless me

less and less us

Counting people and beasts

as counting sheep

lull me

Lull me into love

into a meal shared

lull me into us

If only you could hold me

without bending

and I be held without being compressed

It is me

and it is you

it is God

and it is them

L O N E L I N E S S

Extras

Only the Lonely | Danielle Ponder

Slow Up | Jacob Banks

Thank you for being here <3

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Check out my newest song Sarita, Sarita :D

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Check out my newest song Sarita, Sarita :D

…………………………………………………………………...

Like a Poet

Why am I surprised that I’m

swept up by life — like a poet

mulling over headlines — like a poet

carrying my child — like a poet

Grief and Beauty

Embrace and Refusal

My life is only tensions

But of course my heart breaks

as it heals

Of course I receive love

with an eye on its

pain on its way to me

This way has its hold on me

All grasps at relief

to clothe me: costumes

They itch and wrap tight

‘round my neck

squeezing me out of them

I tried to stay— but

acceptance wouldn’t have me

I’m the unmovable

always moving

I am the kiss on the cheek

and the sting of its received

slap

I am the un-mender

of weapons

I am words that cut. Surgically.

I am shaky hands

trembling at your touch

trembling in anger

trembling in wonder

It’s no wonder

I’m a ball of angst and hunger

staring at the heart plundered

Furious

with a love that refuses

anything less

than love

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Extras:

We Are Humans playlist : Some fun for your ears— and maybe even your feet if you feel like dancing.

Remembering- A Mixed Media Animation Exploring Grief: (1 minute video) a beautiful take on home videos, family, and a moment with Maya Angelou’s wisdom.

Thanks for being here :)

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Extras:

We Are Humans playlist : Some fun for your ears— and maybe even your feet if you feel like dancing.

allll the books!

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Terraform by Propaganda

The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Generous Justice by Tim Keller

Great Speeches by Native Americans

Quilt of Souls by Phyllis Biffle Elmore

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SKIN + BONES

I don't want to wake up

to have to be God

Can't I just be enough

as a human?

Sometimes that's what life is

fighting flesh with padded fists

Punching underwater

to keep from going under I

can't help but wonder

if I'm both hunter and prey

Crashing - up against time and space

Pressure - produce or get out the way

I fear I'm less than what I need

with these skin and bones

holding me

D

O

W

N

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Extras

We Are Humans playlist: send me songs you think should be added!

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Elastic Heart

Gripping God’s hand

I’ve trudged through

jungles, skyscrapered side walks, deserts

terrors foreign and familiar

libraries and social feeds

I’ve rested in hammocks

stepped into prisons concrete and imagined

tasted and seen the bitter cup

looking for a better one [God]

I glance back at my fingers— gripped

surprised and amazed by

how far God’s arm has stretched.

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Extras: Open Up the Door (music video) + hobby idea: photo journaling (see substack post for details)

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