The Keeper
I'm breaking the binds and shaking the tree
Removing what's not mine, and not meant for me
Exploring the darkness surrounding my roots
Nursing the illness to yield sweeter fruit
Casting off shackles that keep me in place
Releasing the guilt and shame off my face
Disrupting the patterns of generational pain
Dispelling beliefs that have kept me restrained
I honor my ancestors - their paths lead to me
This echo of love will set our hearts free
Forgiven, redeemed, holding space for their plight
This choice to create my own way is my right
The winds of change blow through my leaves
Stoking the fire that burns within me
New waters, they fall, raining down from the sky
Flowing, they nourish a soil once dry
This storm, though chaotic, and uncertain at times
Brings new order to find once it's darkness subsides
Owning my part - I stand in my power
The past will not choose who I am in this hour
Roots they run deep, but my love runs deeper
This Earth is my home, and I am it's keeper
© Dannielle Burciaga, Goddess In My Temple 2020