Odina

crushed inside a snow globe
longing pressured, mesh embrace
corrugated layers of impressions
wrong, she balanced, lost
her place
in the downpour--
golden moons upon her abdomen,
tiger eyes wide upon her wings.

~

RNH

this is not a one-sided wall, this is give and take

i do not need for you to fix me
i just need for you to listen
and understand why

it was so painful

in the first place.

~

RNH

The Chords

on the days that i feel more
vividly than the rest,
the ache in someone's story,
the sadness carried in their chest,
resounds in mine,
echoes,
when they press, i play
it, too,
the chords that kept themselves
from dying, come alive
in a familiar tune

in shaking hands and haunting
dreams and ringed eyes from nights
of no sleep, i take a deep
breath and i choose
my words as carefully
as i can

on those days,
my hollow sings, it soothes
with empathy to their wounds and maybe
alone
we cannot endure this, but together,
we can pull through.

~

RNH

Pledge Allegiance

I believe in honesty. 

I believe in equality.

I believe in inclusion, not exclusion. 

I believe in respecting each other. 

I believe our differences make us stronger. 

I believe in the power of compassion.

I believe in peace. 

I believe no unjust force will last, as long as we are brave enough to refute it. 

~

RNH