we simply must face it,
we are on the brink
of loss blind as wind
and empty as death.
but loss is a gift
when you think about it
it gives us some space
and cleansing tears too
it gives sacred questions
pathways to the center
and old maps long lost
to ancient deep wellsdistraction is gone
what’s left to distract?
we can burrow deep
under blankets of dark
and holes in our heart
that nothing can fill
but pure love and light
shining in and out
so now we can go
out into the world
and carry these things
to all who are hungry
for true things not false
beneath blood and skin
and deep in our bones
the true love of God
I haven’t said much about Baltimore…others do it far better than I.
Clearly, something is very very wrong…and all the things I have been speaking about related to privilege and patriarchy pretty much determine whether you see this or not.
And let me (once again) be clear: my own eye-opening is a matter of about the last 5 years, and it has been accompanied by plenty of mourning and sorrow for the many lost years…just had to say that since there are those who think I merely ape the views of others and have a free pass from consequences…consequences I have been paying longer than these accusers have lived on this planet…but I digress.
Baltimore: what is there that the likes of I can say? So instead, I will post pics of the thing that makes the most sense as a response to what is taking place…and vicariously post this as my own cleansing ritual over my own soul and heart in order to be divested of the pollution and defilement of the past month.
Here is a novel idea…it would actually resolve Baltimore…and other matters as well:
Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.
Love, Charissa
A woman burns sage on the streets of Baltimore –
Shameeka Dream walks along a line of Maryland State Troopers stationed on North Avenue while burning sage in the wake of protests for the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on April 28, 2015.19
distraction is gone
Charissa's Grace Notes 
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