Karma

People are afraid of the law of attraction

Because they don't know their own selves

When you understand

You are profoundly sacred

And also

Profoundly human

There is nothing to fear

For you become the keeper of your own self

The mother bear that will protect you

By any means necessary

That is where we have fallen short

Forgetting to love ourselves enough

Not because we are better than anyone else

But because we are all just as worthy as each other

We were born into a world that told us otherwise

But that doesn't mean it's true

Understanding the law of attraction

Is not about self-deprecation

It's about the opposite

Everything that flows into our reality

That tells us we are unworthy

Is exactly what we need to overcome

To strengthen our sense of self

That no

In fact we *are* worthy

The messages are so deeply ingrained

That when we feel good about ourselves

We forget that they're there

We don't realize

All the things we do everyday

Just to prove our worth

To show

That we've earned our place on earth

Those with more than others

Either lord it above them

Or feel guilted to help them

But see

No one has earned their place on earth

That idea is mythology

We were born worthy

Some have stolen more than others

And it's usually those who lord it above them

To win in our society

Is to steal 

And then blame those we have stolen from

That's how our society works

And in the midst of this chaos they have convinced us

To worship them

Tell me again how this is the land of the free and the home of the brave

For who?

The white men that stole it?

They perpetuated the same inequality they ran from 

That's what happens when you don't heal

You justify your behavior as a necessity

You say,

"Today it's for me, but tomorrow it will be for you

Until then

Your suffering is holy"

I shall not be a martyr for the white supremacist patriarchy

You see

The law of attraction taught me I am worthy

The law of karma taught me they will fall

The law of balance teaches me to hold steady

For I don't have to become them in order to topple them

The universe

She does that all on her own

From Within

We walk away from things that harm us

Wondering

How we got ourselves there in the first place

Fleeing pain in the hopes of salvation

Only to find ourselves

Again and again and again and again

I leave

When I do not feel free

To be myself

To find myself

Safely

The world is full of judgment

Endless

And it won't quit

The trick

Is not to find contentment in isolation

But in what it means

To be one's self

In spite of judgment

People will talk and assume nasty things about you

But it's not who you are

To hide away in avoidance

Is to let them win

I've learned

Sometimes

We need our cocoon

In order to heal and grow within the safety of our own energy

But then

We have a right to step out into the world

As we are

It takes strength

It takes strength to stand up amidst doubt and criticism

To stand alone

In your individuality

But how can we create a safe space for others

When we are too afraid to be ourselves

There is healing

And then there is becoming new

We can't always expect to be understood

But we can understand ourselves

I've learned

To walk away from discomfort

Is only to find it again somewhere else

What we flee from

Is within us

And we cannot run from ourselves

Fire Breathing

Did you think they’d go down easy? 

Men threatened by a woman’s autonomy? 

I don’t ask or beg for acceptance or validation

I’m not here to keep the peace, to be anyone’s doormat

To smile kindly and politely while society fucks me

Do I sound angry? 

Fucking right I’m angry

But not because of one abortion law

Because of lifetimes of destruction and hurt and pain

Have we heard any apologies? Any take backs? 

This law is just another drop in the bucket

Did we expect anything different? 

You’re right, it’s not about life at all

It’s about manipulation and control under the guise of nothing

It’s called gaslighting

Do they know exactly what they’re doing? 

Are they trying to make us angry? 

Are we still out here thinking things are changing? 

I take what’s mine, because I’m human

I deserve to be here along with all the privileges men enjoy

But I ask you, do you think they’re happy? 

I don’t strive to win in a man’s world

It’s toxic and fucked and backwards

Excuse me while I fuck off and do it myself

A woman’s famous words

The fire I breathe is my protection

I didn’t come here to feed the patriarchy, I came here to burn it

And rise from the embers

I hope you are afraid of me

Afraid of my spirit

Afraid of my joy

Afraid of my voice when it speaks, even if it shakes

What is more powerful than control? 

A woman when she’s no longer afraid