Ignacio
The fire billows from within.
No way to explain the state of mind I’m in.
Gotta let it go.
It wants to be free.
Belly fire, it’s hot
It’s gonna consume me
If I don’t let it go….
So that it can glow
Let the Ignacio flow
Be a blaze, ignite the path-
Let it light the path of the dreams that I once had.
Lord bless the child who never cried for the past.
Last night I felt the hot breeze.
It leapt from my tongue and out my nose.
Why do I hold it so?
One more second and everyone will see what I mean.
They will know no doubt cause yo baby bout to scream!
Lavender
Soft words of greeting
Summer gardens
Garden snakes
Houses of grand trinkets
Ironing boards
Cauliflower
Clam chowder
Eating dirt in your front bed of flowers
Large canisters of rice, sugar and flower
Your kitchen table was red
“Goddammit I bet I’ll whoop yo ass!”
Walnuts in bowls
Metal nut crackers
The most interesting living room with encyclopedias
Corn stalks taller than my uncle
Marijuana plants sprinkled in
The best smile with the best lips that spoke the word Pootsack
Buttons
Yarn
Cooking
Baking
Severe words for foolishness
Your glasses
How you would neatly fold paper
Shopping for deli meat
The smell of lavender
I will remember all of these things of you.
I will not remember the things that brought you pain.
You will be lavender to me.
My feet walk on a path that is sweet
My toes tickle as the water trickles between them
My feet walk on a path that is sweet
My legs beg for the spring and leap, the hop and step
My feet walk on a path that is sweet
My whole body gladly welcomes the freedom of uncovering
My feet walk on a path that is sweet
My arms, shoulders and hands grasp for the golden band outlining the sky
My feet walk on a path that is sweet
The delicate white petals brush my face and I smile
As my feet walk on a path that is sweet
