Shame that is not yours to carry

Almost a relief
To see the lies
Surface
I AM NOT CRAZY
“truth”
Lost in misery
Long before me

The other loves were real
I say now
I know you tired
I accept all love

Each ice cream bar
I will eat for you

We will celebrate
Your birthday for 10 years
For everyone
Locked away

“All the ceremony I wasted”

Knowing not
Each dish
t-shirt
repair

no shame!
we learn
see more
medicine
ceremony.

Each morn
I medicine
The smell
Embedded in cloth
Imbues each key stroke

I learn my new lands
Body
Streets
Soul

What will I become?

It will be good!

So ceremony
Breathe
Sit
That shame is not yours to carry

Pehiw W 2022