> [!custom-soil-type]- Note Details > - Type: [[Poem]] > - Tags: [[feminine]], [[truth]] > - [ ] Stage: [[soil ✨]] today i wanted to stay in bed frozen, lifeless under blankets but a stirring in my core woke me so into the day i moved walking through forests reaching a cliff overlooking the salish sea i closed my eyes and made a vow to let my heart guide me despite wanting to stay small and hidden i carried my grief seaside with eleven other women music poured out of the heavy winds a fire roared deep within and underneath those thick gray skies here in this moment i did decide instead of hiding i would rise walking further to the edge i put my arms up and threw back my head my body moved ferociously i surrendered the storm became me I am wind I am flame I am ocean I am dirt I am... all of Her and ultimately She wants to be heard at noon today as the sun peaked a circle gathered through timelines we leaped twelve of us on the cliffside journeyed breaking open and breaking curses salty secretions of sweat and tears poured through us unlocking years of silence, obedience, deep-rooted fears then something shifted the next steps became clear we pulled that sun down with all of our strength and wove it into the footsteps ahead for all of our granddaughters to be blessed with the golden touch of remembrance the work continued through the night a new moon rose through old starlight the dark feminine danced the gifts we’ve kept hidden free from the trance back into existence yesterday i wanted to stay in bed frozen, lifeless under blankets today i decided my truth was allowed no one asks the ocean to calm down – Brigid Blackstone Source: https://www.facebook.com/brigidblackstone/posts/pfbid02QXSRESNWGWSyxBTr6pUD7E5TvK37mgXzJ3d5bxGoUnfHrS1CNKXVygYPHwRXsgZcl