Death is a cruel but necessary master of our entangled fates.
Dismantling, dissolving & surrendering to the powers beyond our limited control offers us a strange & blessed gift...an opportunity to experience a deeper sense of connection: and paradoxically, the freedom from attachment.
Death is the phenomenal teacher of impermanence. Death seeks no award of recognition for its difficult task. Death knows it is a tough but beautiful job, as death, change, movement keeps the cycles flowing.
Death knows its purpose purely & without hesitation.
Its honor is in the cataclysm & surge of force it commands.
Death stuns & shakes, humbles & awakes.
Death is beyond time or logic, ego or mind, beyond any volume of supposed information.
Death is the twisted knowledge of the darkness. YOUR darkness. MY darkness.
OUR inevitable darkness.
Consider....
Birth extends invitation for death. Death RSVPs & bring it's special guest, rebirth.
Do you see the connection? There cannot be one without the other.
Black & White.
Mother & Father.
Moon & Sun.
Yin & Yang,
Inward & Outward.
Cycles, cypers, circles, chakras....
everything is in its right place!
Revel in the explicit & ecstatic dance of duality!
This balancing act sets the stage for the human drama.
And you my dear are the Star!
(But who is directing the film? Who wrote the script?)
The inquiry beyond birth & death opens a flow of infinite potential, a greater Source of wisdom, the curious wonder of the ONEness.
To explore a Truth beyond birth & death requires courage to bravely travel the Void,
the Womb of Creation.
Descension. Crescendo. Explosion. Ascension.
To fear not death is to accept the challenge of simply being.
Do not be afraid to explore the spectrum of light & dark.
Be completely alive!
& Always be prepared for death.
Proverbial - Metaphorical - Figurative - Literal.
The pain & suffering of love & loss teaches the beauty & grace of life itself.
Yes it is mysterious.
Yes it is a conundrum,
But this is our work.
This is the mystery of our inevitable fate!
Oh what a tangled web we weave...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Savasana may be the most important pose our world needs right now
There's a whole lot going on during a yoga practice...
Whether it's the resonant sound of AUM, a sweaty booty, desire for spiritual enlightenment, a physical breakthrough or perhaps the admiration of a yogi in a wild & crazy upside down pose,
your mind has a lot to concentrate on. Your body is being called to dynamic action.
You came to your practice for a purpose. So when it's all over, do you hit the ground running? Or do you take time to process what the heck just happened?
No matter where or why or how you practice, you certainly want to include into your routine the best posture ever :::
... S A V A S A N A ... {pronounced SHA-VA-SA-NAH|}. AKA Corpse Pose. Yes it sounds morbid but we are literally practicing "dying". . . as in letting go, releasing, surrendering unattached.
Essentially, you get to lay down on your back & do nothing. Sounds good right?
So why do so many people skip it?!
Savasana is basically the rest after a race, the enjoying of a meal you just cooked, the happy hour after work, sleep after a long day....the peaceful harbor of love after a crazy thunderstorm.
Without confusing cocktails with clarity, you get the point.
Savasana is the much deserved integration, soft space, rest, rejuvenation, relaxation, unplugging, & reaping the fruits of one's own labor....
it's the cherry on the top of a badass practice!
One time years ago I went to a Bikram yoga class...you know the kind where you feel totally out of place, way OVER dressed, completely wimpy next to that eldery man who has been practicing for years, & unable to breathe because of the hot, sweaty, junior-high-boys-locker-room smell that has permeated every square inch of the carpeted floor.....
yes I said carpet....weird.
What I heard was the instructor saying that we should all take at least a 2 minute Savasana after a long, hot, grueling & quite physically challenging practice. TWO MINUTES? are you kidding me? I mean, at least Savasana was recommended. But 20 minutes sounded way better to me.
Only 2 minutes of rest after a deeply detoxifying practice was the minimum, but in my opinion not nearly enough. It's been recommended by many teachers to offer 5 minutes of Savasana/rest for every 30 minutes of practice. If I just powered my way through 1 1/2 hours of staring at myself in the mirror (locking my knee in dancer....PLEASE DON'T LOCK YOUR KNEES!).....sweating my ass off in the company of 35 determined & somewhat militant folks....my God I need to take it easy for a bit! INTENSE!
Now to each his or her own. A little Savasana is better than none. My homegirl Angela, a most excellent massage therapist, friend & wise ole soul in a young gal's body, said that some people in her hot yoga class don't even take Savasana! We joked how that's like running a race only to run home & do the dishes, take care of kids, pay the bills, what have you. Is your Nervous System even ready for that shit? Hell no. You are totally in fight-or-flight mode / Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS). Most folks are living in that mode already, so give your Nervous System a break! That precious time at the end of class is YOURS TO CHERISH! YOU EARNED IT! YOU DESERVE IT! BY GOLLY, TAKE IT! Get yourself into rest & relax mode / Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) & enjoy the calmness of life.
There was a period of time where I would skip Savasana in my personal practice. I didn't have time for it. I thought I didn't "need" it. Within a few weeks my muscles were aching, my body stiff & the progress of my triangle pose was zilch. I was more anxious & I felt like I was wasn't progressing, but rather regressing! At first I thought, "Oh this is when it gets worse before it gets better. Yeah that's it!"
Well it wasn't.
It was just me skipping the integration, the rewiring, the recalibration of my physical & energetic body. There's a lot going on during a yoga practice...yeah that hot girl in tight pants or your powerful sweaty hot yoga moves.....but really you're making changes, moving breath & offering vital life force energy to various parts of your body. You're strengthening your physical form, expanding your perspective, increasing flexibility & getting grounded in your center. You're improving concentration, focus & intention.
But if you skip that seemingly pointless end part....do you really allow those very dramatic changes (they're happening whether you realize it or not) to sink in? Do you let your body, mind, spirit... your life, actually RECEIVE your awesomeness? Your whole practice was probably YANG or physical, masculine, moving & working. The YIN side comes in at the end! This is the cooling, the relaxing, the receiving, the surrendering. Embrace the duality.
. . . Savasana may be the most important pose our world needs right now. . .
. . . So much that I'm reassessing how I offer Savasana in my weekly Hatha Gong. My intention is to share a Gong meditation, THEN offer a quiet Savasana.....ample time to let it all meld together into a delicious cocktail of YOU :) Drink it up....you earned it!
Whether you practice yoga, hot yoga, work out in the gym, hit the weights or walk the treadmill.....consider giving yourself AT THE VERY LEAST 5 MINUTES OF REST AFTERWARD. DON'T SKIP IT! Let your body heal.
On that note....I'm gonna go lie down.
WORD! XOXO
Whether it's the resonant sound of AUM, a sweaty booty, desire for spiritual enlightenment, a physical breakthrough or perhaps the admiration of a yogi in a wild & crazy upside down pose,
your mind has a lot to concentrate on. Your body is being called to dynamic action.
You came to your practice for a purpose. So when it's all over, do you hit the ground running? Or do you take time to process what the heck just happened?
No matter where or why or how you practice, you certainly want to include into your routine the best posture ever :::
... S A V A S A N A ... {pronounced SHA-VA-SA-NAH|}. AKA Corpse Pose. Yes it sounds morbid but we are literally practicing "dying". . . as in letting go, releasing, surrendering unattached.
Essentially, you get to lay down on your back & do nothing. Sounds good right?
So why do so many people skip it?!
Savasana is basically the rest after a race, the enjoying of a meal you just cooked, the happy hour after work, sleep after a long day....the peaceful harbor of love after a crazy thunderstorm.
Without confusing cocktails with clarity, you get the point.
Savasana is the much deserved integration, soft space, rest, rejuvenation, relaxation, unplugging, & reaping the fruits of one's own labor....
it's the cherry on the top of a badass practice!
One time years ago I went to a Bikram yoga class...you know the kind where you feel totally out of place, way OVER dressed, completely wimpy next to that eldery man who has been practicing for years, & unable to breathe because of the hot, sweaty, junior-high-boys-locker-room smell that has permeated every square inch of the carpeted floor.....
yes I said carpet....weird.
What I heard was the instructor saying that we should all take at least a 2 minute Savasana after a long, hot, grueling & quite physically challenging practice. TWO MINUTES? are you kidding me? I mean, at least Savasana was recommended. But 20 minutes sounded way better to me.
Only 2 minutes of rest after a deeply detoxifying practice was the minimum, but in my opinion not nearly enough. It's been recommended by many teachers to offer 5 minutes of Savasana/rest for every 30 minutes of practice. If I just powered my way through 1 1/2 hours of staring at myself in the mirror (locking my knee in dancer....PLEASE DON'T LOCK YOUR KNEES!).....sweating my ass off in the company of 35 determined & somewhat militant folks....my God I need to take it easy for a bit! INTENSE!
Now to each his or her own. A little Savasana is better than none. My homegirl Angela, a most excellent massage therapist, friend & wise ole soul in a young gal's body, said that some people in her hot yoga class don't even take Savasana! We joked how that's like running a race only to run home & do the dishes, take care of kids, pay the bills, what have you. Is your Nervous System even ready for that shit? Hell no. You are totally in fight-or-flight mode / Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS). Most folks are living in that mode already, so give your Nervous System a break! That precious time at the end of class is YOURS TO CHERISH! YOU EARNED IT! YOU DESERVE IT! BY GOLLY, TAKE IT! Get yourself into rest & relax mode / Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) & enjoy the calmness of life.
There was a period of time where I would skip Savasana in my personal practice. I didn't have time for it. I thought I didn't "need" it. Within a few weeks my muscles were aching, my body stiff & the progress of my triangle pose was zilch. I was more anxious & I felt like I was wasn't progressing, but rather regressing! At first I thought, "Oh this is when it gets worse before it gets better. Yeah that's it!"
Well it wasn't.
It was just me skipping the integration, the rewiring, the recalibration of my physical & energetic body. There's a lot going on during a yoga practice...yeah that hot girl in tight pants or your powerful sweaty hot yoga moves.....but really you're making changes, moving breath & offering vital life force energy to various parts of your body. You're strengthening your physical form, expanding your perspective, increasing flexibility & getting grounded in your center. You're improving concentration, focus & intention.
But if you skip that seemingly pointless end part....do you really allow those very dramatic changes (they're happening whether you realize it or not) to sink in? Do you let your body, mind, spirit... your life, actually RECEIVE your awesomeness? Your whole practice was probably YANG or physical, masculine, moving & working. The YIN side comes in at the end! This is the cooling, the relaxing, the receiving, the surrendering. Embrace the duality.
. . . Savasana may be the most important pose our world needs right now. . .
. . . So much that I'm reassessing how I offer Savasana in my weekly Hatha Gong. My intention is to share a Gong meditation, THEN offer a quiet Savasana.....ample time to let it all meld together into a delicious cocktail of YOU :) Drink it up....you earned it!
Whether you practice yoga, hot yoga, work out in the gym, hit the weights or walk the treadmill.....consider giving yourself AT THE VERY LEAST 5 MINUTES OF REST AFTERWARD. DON'T SKIP IT! Let your body heal.
On that note....I'm gonna go lie down.
WORD! XOXO
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
the luminous bridge between the ego & the heart
It's time for the realness to come through. It's time for an Energetic Breakdown!
Personally I've been feeling somewhat of an internal struggle for a little while now. It's a vulnerability I thought I'd successfully hidden beneath a thick layer of pretending everything is ok. I had been telling myself I don't deserve to be so bold, so bright, so open about my authentic self, probably for fear of what others might think, how I'd be judged & what kind of impact my personal growth may have on my closest relationships. But what you resists persists & by golly I cannot resist any longer! Now these conflicting feelings have reared their heads & are holding me accountable to live out my dharma & be my authentic self. I've got some fears about making big changes (huge lift shifting changes) & often plagued by self doubts of inadequacy, lack of self-worth, old programmings of poverty as more noble than wealth & abundance....they all seem to love the dark stormy dance between my Ego & my Heart.
I literally feel this area of my body, the diaphragm, pulsing like a heartbeat, begging to be acknowledged, breathed into, to be nurtured & awakened. Yes as a yogini I breathe consciously & yes I definitely know the correlation between the depth of our breath & the depth of our being. Still, I am a human, a person who is here on Earth to learn & figure shit out. There are times when it can be so hard to breathe into the uncomfortable places of complacency, to breathe into the uncertainty of change. It's feels even more intense especially since I'm teaching it other folks on the regular.
With that being said, my personal practices of yoga & spirituality as well as my professional teachings & offerings tend to revolve around the connection to & awareness of Energy. Hence my intrigue & magnetism to diving into the Chakra System. Now if you are new to Chakras this might sound a bit "out there," but trust me everyone has Chakras...even you! Perhaps you're just not tuned into them yet or have not had the exposure or education to understand their significance.
Consider Chakras as revolving doors of life force energy, running along your spine (Sushumna) which is your biggest energy channel (Nadi). From root to crown (and beyond!) each energetic center pulls energy in & sends it out. We absorb & emit frequencies, colors, sounds & more. The Chakra System is the inner journey of the Self, an internal blueprint of energy. I liken it to a navigational system for expanding our awareness of physical, emotional, psychological & spiritual growth & understanding. If one or more of these energetic centers is stagnant, blocked, excessive or deficient, the result is you guessed it.....dis-ease. Sound familiar?
So naturally I think to myself....I'm feeling a bit crazy lately, I'm so busy with all these projects yet I'm low on funds & feeling drained. I'm having a hard time deciphering for myself what's Ego-driven & Heart-centered, what's fair?.....fair to whom? Where's my place in this crazy world?
What's going on with my Chakras? I have a hunch....
Let's take a snapshot of 2 specific Chakras:
the 3rd Chakra / Manipura: Personal Power, Independence, Fire, Light, Charisma, Forging the Path, Purpose, the Ego, Autonomy, Digestion, Liver, Pancreas;
& the 4th Chakra / Anahata: Unity, Balance, Love, Joy, Compassion, Air, the Breath, Thymus Gland & Heart.
But there is more....there is an energetic space between these two Chakras. It's an evolving Chakra center....the luminous bridge between the Ego & the Heart. This Chakra is known as the Diaphragmatic Chakra.
When the Diaphragmatic Chakra is in balance we're able to breathe deeply into our awareness of the Self, uniting how we feel with what we need to do. We then are able to liberate that energy upward into the space of the Heart. This way we don't get stuck in our passions or power, and learn to harmonize our personal wisdoms with the good of the whole. Our capacity to release self-doubt & the need to be validated by others for approval resides here. Deeply breathing into the space between the 3rd & 4th Chakras supports us in opening the tightness, the rigidity, the tension & stress which can accumulate into an unhealthy roadblock when one is not living authentically as one IZ. (did ya get that joke there?)
When this Chakra is blocked we cut off the intelligence of our emotional wisdom, unable to feel deeply who we are & what we stand for. And often times the Ego gets a bad rep because of the potentially extreme behaviors guided by arrogance, greed & self-centeredness. Yet the Ego is NOT BAD...it's a necessary component to recognizing the power of your being. Those potentially unhealthy qualities of the Ego are distinctly different than healthy expressions of authenticity, confidence, abundance & self-care.
So how do you & how do I, cultivate the balanced qualities of a healthy Ego & open Heart?
We practice working with the breath.
Check out my video (my first ever video!) titled, "4 square healing breath" to learn this technique.
I've been practicing this technique & it really works! You can feel everything slow down & come back into balance, calming the wasteful worries of the mind & truly focusing on the present moment & the fluidity of the breath.
Funny the other day one of my students said, "You probably never need to take a yoga class since you are such an amazing yoga teacher!"
I couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Au contrare!" I replied. "That's like saying once you are a chef you never need to eat food again!" We both cracked up at the realization ....
We are never done learning.
Keep on breathing & keepin' on growing my friends!
love, IZ WORD
Friday, June 27, 2014
Sweet & Spicy Holy Moly Guacamole!
Sweet & Spicy Guacamole Recipe
2 large ripe avocados, peeled & deseeded
Juice of 1 medium sized lemon
2 shallots, finely minced
1 ripe yellow or white peach, finely chopped
2 tsp Chipotle sauce (adjust for heat preference)
4 turns of the pepper grinder
1/4 - 1/2 tsp sea salt (adjust to taste)
1-2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 c chopped cilantro (I do 1/4 c because its my fave!)
Combine all ingredients in a bowl & mix well. Enjoy with tortilla chips, fresh veggies, on fish tacos....get creative!
As with any of my recipes, make room for creativity, experimentation & innovation!
This is a general guide but make adjustments as you see fit. Perhaps you substitute mangos, nectarines or oranges for the peaches. Play around & have fun!
cheers
2 large ripe avocados, peeled & deseeded
Juice of 1 medium sized lemon
2 shallots, finely minced
1 ripe yellow or white peach, finely chopped
2 tsp Chipotle sauce (adjust for heat preference)
4 turns of the pepper grinder
1/4 - 1/2 tsp sea salt (adjust to taste)
1-2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 c chopped cilantro (I do 1/4 c because its my fave!)
Combine all ingredients in a bowl & mix well. Enjoy with tortilla chips, fresh veggies, on fish tacos....get creative!
As with any of my recipes, make room for creativity, experimentation & innovation!
This is a general guide but make adjustments as you see fit. Perhaps you substitute mangos, nectarines or oranges for the peaches. Play around & have fun!
cheers
hangin with the super stoners
This is a post I wrote back in April but never published but felt compelled to pull it out of the archives for your reading pleasure. ENJOY!
Dang y'all....I had such an awesome weekend at Cannabis Cup, presented by High Times in Denver.
It was the first legal & open to the public Cannabis Cup in the US!
WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!
We took the trip because my man & his business partner were launching their hilarious new comic book, The Adventures of Super Stoner. It's a series of stories about a regular ole dude who loves & grows weed. He has a magical bong that he uses to fight off evil vilans such as "Meth Man" (a nasty meth cooker) & "Kandy Kane" (a cocaine-addicted stripper). Super Stoner wants to keep the streets clean so he always comes in to save the day from the poisonous, toxic chemicals of horrible man-made drugs which are destroying our world! Its full of fun, campy humor & educational information about the benefits of Cannabis. What a hit! (har har har)
The event was an intense experience of meandering through a crowd of some 30,000 people...all hazy, smily & friendly folks excited about the green!
This was the most calm event I've ever been to...
No one fought.
No one got out of control.
No problems, no issues.
No EGO.
Just really chill people.
This is what happens when you invite the green goodness of Mother Nature's magical bounty into your life. If you still believe in the propaganda of Reefer Madness, well it's "high time" you cross over the rainbow bridge of happiness! I won't even begin my endless list of why good ole Mary Jane should be your homegirl, but I will say that everyone at Cannabis Cup was so damn kind.
Yes it was pretty wild to explore the 1,000 vendors & hop in & out of circles of really awesome people only to turn a corner & see something totally spectacular like a Cheech & Chong sized joint. The novelty was on-point. It was like a hanging out in weed city within a city. Needless to say, the people-watching was incredible!
It was interesting to witness the multitude of various approaches for communing with Marijuana. It seemed there was less focus on the flowers, the classic plant part which you may or may not have smoked at some point in your life, and there was much more attention on wax (aka DABBS), which is a butane-based extraction process which, if prepared by professionals with appropriate machinery, is purged of as much butane as possible to create a very high in THC/low CBD content material. For you herbalists out there, I equate it with a type of solid extract with certain chemical constituents still held in place, in this case a very concentrated amount of THC. Apparently the high is 10 times more potent than your typical hit of flowers. That kinda freaks me out. Does anyone need to get "that high"?
I don't feel there is as much safe, consistent, holistic medicinal value in this delivery system, although many will disagree. To me it seems to attract more of those who just wanna get out there....numb out of reality for awhile.....ehh....that's another topic all together!
I don't dabble in the dabb for many reasons, one being it's such a recent fad with not a lot of long-standing support behind it. I will continue to research this preparation method out of shear curiosity & for it's viable application in a healing setting with disease & chronic pain. Granted, the wax has been around for years. However, I prefer old fashioned raw plant medicine in its natural state in general. For instance, do I take supplements of Beta-carotene or do I eat the whole carrot? I eat the carrot!
I love the adage, The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.....
Cannabis Cup wasn't just faded out stoner kids & smoke & mirrors though. A wide variety of celebrities, health specialists, medical professionals, growers, advocacy groups & big time people showed up! There were classes, lectures & seminars each day, sharing the medicinal research, health benefits & political awareness for the attendees. Hot topics were: support for veterans & PTSD, children, trauma, cannabis & yoga, edibles & more.
Twas a wonderful & interesting experience to say the least & I'd definitely go back again.
And how interesting to consider the amount of money Colorado has made already since legalization. I wonder which state will be next?!
Dang y'all....I had such an awesome weekend at Cannabis Cup, presented by High Times in Denver.
It was the first legal & open to the public Cannabis Cup in the US!
WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!
We took the trip because my man & his business partner were launching their hilarious new comic book, The Adventures of Super Stoner. It's a series of stories about a regular ole dude who loves & grows weed. He has a magical bong that he uses to fight off evil vilans such as "Meth Man" (a nasty meth cooker) & "Kandy Kane" (a cocaine-addicted stripper). Super Stoner wants to keep the streets clean so he always comes in to save the day from the poisonous, toxic chemicals of horrible man-made drugs which are destroying our world! Its full of fun, campy humor & educational information about the benefits of Cannabis. What a hit! (har har har)
The event was an intense experience of meandering through a crowd of some 30,000 people...all hazy, smily & friendly folks excited about the green!
This was the most calm event I've ever been to...
No one fought.
No one got out of control.
No problems, no issues.
No EGO.
Just really chill people.
This is what happens when you invite the green goodness of Mother Nature's magical bounty into your life. If you still believe in the propaganda of Reefer Madness, well it's "high time" you cross over the rainbow bridge of happiness! I won't even begin my endless list of why good ole Mary Jane should be your homegirl, but I will say that everyone at Cannabis Cup was so damn kind.
Yes it was pretty wild to explore the 1,000 vendors & hop in & out of circles of really awesome people only to turn a corner & see something totally spectacular like a Cheech & Chong sized joint. The novelty was on-point. It was like a hanging out in weed city within a city. Needless to say, the people-watching was incredible!
It was interesting to witness the multitude of various approaches for communing with Marijuana. It seemed there was less focus on the flowers, the classic plant part which you may or may not have smoked at some point in your life, and there was much more attention on wax (aka DABBS), which is a butane-based extraction process which, if prepared by professionals with appropriate machinery, is purged of as much butane as possible to create a very high in THC/low CBD content material. For you herbalists out there, I equate it with a type of solid extract with certain chemical constituents still held in place, in this case a very concentrated amount of THC. Apparently the high is 10 times more potent than your typical hit of flowers. That kinda freaks me out. Does anyone need to get "that high"?
I don't feel there is as much safe, consistent, holistic medicinal value in this delivery system, although many will disagree. To me it seems to attract more of those who just wanna get out there....numb out of reality for awhile.....ehh....that's another topic all together!
I don't dabble in the dabb for many reasons, one being it's such a recent fad with not a lot of long-standing support behind it. I will continue to research this preparation method out of shear curiosity & for it's viable application in a healing setting with disease & chronic pain. Granted, the wax has been around for years. However, I prefer old fashioned raw plant medicine in its natural state in general. For instance, do I take supplements of Beta-carotene or do I eat the whole carrot? I eat the carrot!
I love the adage, The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.....
Cannabis Cup wasn't just faded out stoner kids & smoke & mirrors though. A wide variety of celebrities, health specialists, medical professionals, growers, advocacy groups & big time people showed up! There were classes, lectures & seminars each day, sharing the medicinal research, health benefits & political awareness for the attendees. Hot topics were: support for veterans & PTSD, children, trauma, cannabis & yoga, edibles & more.
Twas a wonderful & interesting experience to say the least & I'd definitely go back again.
And how interesting to consider the amount of money Colorado has made already since legalization. I wonder which state will be next?!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
what do you do when the wolves come for you?
what do you do when the wolves come for you?
...in your sleep...
what do you do when the willows sway for you?
...in your dreams...
what do you do when the wolves come for you in your dreams?
...in your deepest sleep...
what do you do when the eyes of the beloved,
whom will never care to see they are the object of a willow's desire,
....look into you.
dark. mysterious. unmoving. unnerving. unswayed by the breeze.
I bet you think this song is only about you. don't you?
are you even listening to your dreams?
those eyes...they're full of a secret life & perhaps the most honest life.
I contemplate the depths of those eyes,
of the beloved being
& wonder of their dreams...
...of the wolves in their sleep...
...of their willows swaying in the breeze.
Can you pierce the night sky with the vision of a wolf?
Can you feel the wonder of the wind?
...swirling, spinning, dancing laughs around you,
propelling your iron-fist
& knocking on the door of your stone-cold heart?
what would you do if a lemon tree whispered to you,
"pick my flower sweet child & let me enchant your deepest desires..."
do you pick her or leave her be?
what do you do when the willows sway for you?
do you feel it or leave it be?
...in your sleep...
what do you do when the willows sway for you?
...in your dreams...
what do you do when the wolves come for you in your dreams?
...in your deepest sleep...
what do you do when the eyes of the beloved,
whom will never care to see they are the object of a willow's desire,
....look into you.
dark. mysterious. unmoving. unnerving. unswayed by the breeze.
I bet you think this song is only about you. don't you?
are you even listening to your dreams?
those eyes...they're full of a secret life & perhaps the most honest life.
I contemplate the depths of those eyes,
of the beloved being
& wonder of their dreams...
...of the wolves in their sleep...
...of their willows swaying in the breeze.
Can you pierce the night sky with the vision of a wolf?
Can you feel the wonder of the wind?
...swirling, spinning, dancing laughs around you,
propelling your iron-fist
& knocking on the door of your stone-cold heart?
what would you do if a lemon tree whispered to you,
"pick my flower sweet child & let me enchant your deepest desires..."
do you pick her or leave her be?
what do you do when the willows sway for you?
do you feel it or leave it be?
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