Dear mother, Teach me to be fearless To face the shadow without hesitation, Teach me to run wild And never lose my inner child, Teach me to trust myself So that I can trust others, Teach me not to give up So that my dreams can come true, Teach me to take space And not shrink, Teach me to glow in the dark To light all the roads, Teach me to see the stars And recognize I’m one of them, Teach me what freedom is So I never settle for less

Every day that passes and I don’t tell you how much you mean to me and how much you’re present in my thoughts, feels like a cardinal loss. That lack of courage to say to you right away how afraid I am that our time is running out sits in my throat like a ball of thorns. It sits there itching me. Because I know how much I adore hearing your voice, resting in your dark eyes, following your gaze, the waves of your hair, and the echo of your smile. All those captures fill my heart, they make me believe what we have is timeless. Do you also feel we’re timeless?

Hey you, She’d start with these two words Hey you, What does that even mean? Is it a candid, concerned reproach Or is it a flavor of closeness in the air Hey you, I want to say something back But first laughter comes out And then joy blurts out Lastly, silence permeates Unexpected, premature, surprising, None of it is words, but All loudly giving away my secret Hey you, You’re stopping the time With just two words That linger in my head Echo in my chest They remind me of how much I like to play with you Two children disguised In adult bodies Oh what fun that hide-and-seek is

You ask me why my eyes are shining Because I am in love with life Because I catch joy In the air particles In the crowns of dandelions In the hum of the creek In the caress of the wind You ask me where that wide smile comes from Stamped with dimples on both sides I tell you, I was kissed by the Star Before she sent me to earth To all living beings To hug them, love them, To experience that dream You ask me how I got my deep gaze I tell you, from looking at the Sun From bathing in his light From that magic mirror Which gives birth to the divine And forgives the human Yet he never says goodbye Because there is no end Everything is always a beginning

What language do you speak? I speak enthusiasm It was planted in me Before I took this human shape I knew it well When I arrived here Mom caught it in my eyes Speaking enthusiasm is brave In a world of gloom and worry Try speaking it And break the…

How very mindful of you To send me those love notes Songs of joy and Stories of hope To come up with words That are like gates Wide and open Recognizing me and freeing me Taking me to a new world How very thoughtful of you To remember me at sunrise And…

Hey mother, Are you the pillow where I dream and weave Are you the tree where I climb to see Are you the ground that keeps me so fiercely up Are you that poem it comes to me at night Are you that shadow dancing joyfully with me Are you the sky a clear sight of freedom I’m longing to be Are you the rainbow that colorful gate I chase Are you the mountain a giant of wisdom and grace Are you the spring birthing river to flow

Consciously, I am a strong, powerful, energetic creature. I walk like a titan. I am a shape-shifter; I jump off cliffs; I move mountains. Boiling blood flows through my body, lightning glows in my muscles, and drums echo from the heart. Fear does not bother me. I can’t wait to…

Our story will always have a happy ending. We will meet in another life and then I will love you braver and deeper than in this one. You will recognize me and give me your hand again. We will disappear in a night full of dreams, and play hide and…