The Blood Poet

Affirmation to poetry

I, blood poet

evoke the power of the poem

evoke the power of the body/mind

evoke the power of the heart and spirit

evoke the power of the divine

to heal

to prosper

to make new

to restore

signed in blood

the sacrifice of  pain sometimes.

the legacy of an ordinary life lived extraordinarily

I, blood poet

call upon the powers of the creative life

call upon the powers of faith in what I believe

call upon the powers of all great wisdom and knowledge

call upon the powers of the Earth and Soul

the ancient ancestral messages, promises, gifts of

plasma and cells, proteins and sugars, hormones and carbon dioxide

and all that make up the blood

the quiet drip of blood like ink on the page

like little gods and goddesses

floating in fluid

alive and listening

I, blood poet and priestess

pushed to the edge from pain and poverty

to come out

a gleaming phoenix, radiant and prosperous of soul

of purpose and meaning

the treasure map scarred across a weary body

of life experiences and ancestral wisdom

the map of stories that make up our distinct

genetic code and cellular memory

I, blood poet

keeper of the old stories

keeper of pen and paper

keeper of cellular wisdom

metabolizing pain and poverty

into gems and jewels

and blood poems

each drop from my pen as I write and paint

the sacred magic of the Moon and its healing tidal forces

the sacred magic of the Sun and its healing warmth

the blood;

 the chi made flesh

force trapped in form

            energy turned matter

with lessons learned

returning over and over to

the eventual red door we all must pass through

 

Reviews

[Danielle]

Beautifully written. A very empowering piece!

[The Blood Poet]

Thanks for the review. Nice to meet you.