Red dress. Hanging from branchesof bare bonetrees in the month of May. Red dress. Visually, giving voiceto thosewho've been silenced. Red dress. Hauntingly beautifulas thelife you represent. May 5 is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender diverse people. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
Tag: poetry
The Waiting. . .
It is in thebeginning of waiting andnot knowing, wesuffer most. Whenunanswered questions; perilously hangin the air. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
EARTH DAYS
Even when,the saltyocean airwhips itselfinto afrenzy ofactivity. Even then,it isthe mostpeacefulof spacesto findone's self.
GHOSTS
All too often we don't ask,nor say the things we should. Because we're hiding fromghosts that store themselves in our body. What ghost you ask ? The ghost of expectationsnot to rock the boat. The ones that dwell in the recesses of our mind. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
WATER IS LIFE
NOISES Sometimes, we are up all nightmaking noise. Talking aboutthe things that matter in the World. Writing about the very things that we've overlooked in the light of day. Like water. Asking ourselves when exactly did the taps run dry ? How did we not notice the once annoying drip drip had stopped. And how … Continue reading WATER IS LIFE
CHIMERA
March, you havecome from thatsense of beingmany thingsto many people. To this entity. Breathingfire and lifein and outof transitionalchange; liketime & seasons. Artwork: cloudy-dragons Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
EQUINOX
You’ve existed;immeasurably. In tandemwith the same airand the same watertrees feed off of. You're infinite;energy. Riding in tandemwith the same sunand the same moonin planetary orbit. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
Waiting to Exhale
March sighs and stretches. Waiting to exhale. And paint the World with her bouquet of floral efflorescence. ☆ ☆ Spring has been queued and is in the yawn & stretch stage. Ready to paint our World with beautiful colours. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.
POSSIBLITARIAN
You, are not coming from nothing. You are coming up from unforeseeable and contingent occurences. You are coming with years of pursued education and higher learning. You are coming back from a place of unapologetic loss and healing. You are coming with tears of strength and perseverance. You, are not coming from nowhere. ☆ ☆ … Continue reading POSSIBLITARIAN
Bookstore
Somewhere on the shelvesof this dusty ol bookstore. I'll one day, find those words; you read to me. The question therein lies. Am I in fact searching for words in a book ? Or the voice that hauntinglywalks through; my mind. Kúkwstum̓ckacw / Thank you for reading.