Rebirth
Restlessly under-stimulated,
Tossing and turning in bed,
Too hot too cold not enough too much:
Grappling with the sickness
that took my father's life
I feel strong but uncertain,
Powerful yet decimated.
Low, low energy but sleep don't come.
I chastise myself for my carelessness
yet see my risk as calculated self-preservation.
Wasting away in my ivory tower
I am uncomfortably numb /
On the dance floor I was reborn,
Reminded my body is a masterpiece,
Reawakened to our shared art /
Creation in every form.
This precious life & love’s so rare;
Together we build our metta-verse
Born from our shared nightmare:
locked-down, disconnected, solitary, confi...