there was an energy that destroyed
and an energy that created
these energies exist
in all of us
she said
later i learned of yin and yang
of the masculine principle
and the feminine principle
later i learned
of single mothers prostitution pornography no childcare violence against women rape weapon of war fgm female feticide bride burnings dowry deaths beauty industries body shame
shame
later i learned
of heads of state presidents prime ministers CEOs heads of corporations oil billionaires bankers profits money makers progress industry conquests occupations empire invasions
domination
later i learned
of earth
mother earth
and nature
mother nature
there is a crisis
we have a crisis
we are in a crisis
it is now
there are some who see
nature
mother nature is
wailing
spinning
wildly
out of balance
earth
mother earth is
dying
creative energy on its knees
sexuality
the life force
tethered
the captive unicorn
everyone knows creation
requires a mother
and a father
a masculine principle
and a feminine principle
a destructive energy
for new life to grow
and a creative energy
the womb, the cocoon
a feminine energy to birth
nurture
sustain
a masculine energy to curb
weed
prune . . .
still
almost every religion
in the world
hails
THE FATHER OF CREATION
the greatest story ever told
our myths
of creation
shaping psyche
creating reality
erasing feminine
worshiping masculine
is dying
bleeding oil
her children crying
starving
the feminine principle
life
creativity
arts
sexuality
spirituality
crumbling
wildly
spinning
out of balance
bleeding
in the jaws of her captor
my mother told me
when i was young
there is a creative energy
and a destructive energy
these energies exist in all of us
she said
they are
out of balance
in our minds
our bodies
our stories
our psyches
our planet
change it
she said
first
in your mind
your body
your story
your psyche
tell everyone
she said
there is a crisis
we have a crisis
we are in a crisis
it is now
