Connected

as the raging grey

Sky and Sea

are overwhelming 

and overcoming me

like the fury

that blinds us

to the Rainbow

that We Are

and empowers us

to overpower others

with virulent violence

in reactive response

to the atrocities

perpetrated upon us

(selectively ignoring

the destructiveness

perpetrated upon others)

hurt people

hurting other people

traumatized Beloveds

traumatizing other Beloveds

(not recognizing them

as fellow Beloveds

but as inhumane

and inhuman beings)

skirting our similarities

flirting with polarities

to drive us

even farther apart

and into greater

despair amidst disparities

drowning under waves

of relentless fear

i sense a scent

of Spirited Salt

in stormy Swells

and swelling Tears

i catch a sight

of distant Light

a Glimpse

into Eternity

a Vision

of our deeper

more innate Divinity

our Sacred Solidarity

as One Connected

and Beloved Humanity

that transcends

these seemingly insurmountable

expressions of division

through a picture

from a young

traumatized Beloved

who clearly sees

through troubled eyes

not a sordid

and scattered anomaly

of fearful

and fallow Souls

but a Blesséd

and Beautiful Tapestry

of Hopeful

and Hallowed Beings

saturated in Love

that makes us 

Holy and Whole

(even with holes)

immersed in Hope

that is Freeing

and empowers Us

to wholeheartedly celebrate

our unique Originality

amidst our Interconnectivity

that flows from

a deeper Sea

a broader Sky

a brighter Sun

that enables us

to see through

the storms threatening

to overwhelm

and overcome Us

and to perceive

(and believe in)

the Rainbow

that We Are...

Thanks.

#250wordprayers #ThankfulNovember #ForBraveYoungBelovedsWhoHelpUsThroughLivingNightmaresToSeeReality

('The Land and Love That Binds Us All Together' © Anja Rozen, age 13 from Slovenia, winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from all over the world. 'My poster represents the Earth that connects and unites us. People stick to each other. If one person lets go, the rest will fall. We are all connected to our planet and to each other, but unfortunately, we are often not aware of it.')