To see you
I long to see you: unguarded, unarmed, at ease, safe, confident in yourself.
When I catch glimpses of that human being it is a miraculous delight. I see spirit, creativity, wit, joy, humor, passion, integrity, grace…all those things that led me to fall in love with humanity.
American Freedom
Every human soul yearns for freedom,
cries out for the opportunity to leap forth,
unfurl its wings to their fullest span,
test one's capacity for flight.
America's greatest original and abiding sin
is its belief that in order for some to fly,
others, our brothers and sisters,
must be shot down,
roped to the tree,
or pressed to the ground.