Some Place to be Free to be Me....

We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been - a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.- Starhawk

I try to act like I don't,

don't care,

don't need,

don't want.

But if I am honest with you,

if I allowed you to see deep inside of me,

down in the places I myself rarely even go,

I have it, too...

A longing...

A longing to be free..

free to be me...

accepted and loved and embraced.

My exterior spines--

they hide part of that longing,

keep many people at bay,

My honesty pricks folks,

My truth-telling is often too much,

My free-spirit scares the hell out of some...

I sense the energy of the others,

looking at me.

I pull myself back,

hold myself in,

bind myself up,

choke myself down.

I look around...

there has to be somebody out there,

somebody as different as me.

I'd love to hang out,

be embraced,

let myself out,

without fear, or doubt,or weird looks.

I am sure your out there...

dressed in your bright colored spiney suit,

you other weirdo's and freaks and off color guys and gals,

I'm looking for you,

your spines won't prick me,

your thorns can't penetrate,

Let's just hang out,

embrace,

be....

Let's find a place,

where

all of us

can be

free to be me....

and

me...

and

me...

wishing for all of us to find that place

where

for a moment or a lifetime

there is

freedom

to

just be.

Happy Tuesday...

Blessings and Hugs...