underlying crass appliques
resilient pre-wound child
shining, rising, ever bubbling
is anything but mild
trapped, imobile and thwarted by
varied vagueries life throws down
resilient child complies, survives
holding tight from toes to crown
shining essence never lost
but taken underground
safety found in hiding out
invisible, no peep, nor sound
until the day when life provides
support enough to heal
witnesses who see our light
confirm all that we feel
resilience reigns our inner realm
and comes up when we yield
remove defenses and ego fences
out-standing in our field
of consciousness pure, expansive
the entire universe dwells within us
we are one - in a UNI-verse
which sang us all just because
creativity is the force of
generation infinite
bubbling, fecund - life itself
eternally this minute
wounded child contracts and hides
as the spirit expands
energy reaches past all bounds
as sea touches all earth’s sands
healing child is gaining strength
to do the thing s/he must
leaving footprints on our hearts
welcomed as rain on dust
each spirit child has his day
to be remembered whole
we name names, forget them not
alive those poor lost souls
battered, beaten, burnt and buried
in single and mass graves
we only bury bodies here
‘cause spirits won’t behave
they leak and shine and run around
they turn and turn again
‘til dizzy in our head we feel
they’re too big to be contained
bullies badger; that’s their job
we want to tell them ‘stop it’
fighting back feeds their rage
best perhaps to drop it
bide our time and know that light
will triumph over dark
every year has one more day
than night, please hark
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