Evolve Create Be

“Look out for that one,”
They said of the woman
Who didn’t move within the lines.
“She’s becoming free.”

“What do you mean, free?”
A little girl asked, attracted, intrigued.

“She sees what she sees and she speaks it
And she seems to be breaking
The last boundary
In that she’s caring less
And less
What men think of her
What the judgmental history
Still lodged in people’s hearts
Thinks of her.
Somehow, un-ensnaring herself
From the million commandments
She must abide by to please
The patriarchy,
She seems to be finding
A well within
And is able to source
Her own happiness.
Stay away from her.
She is dangerous.
The status quo untames itself
Around her.
In her presence the sword
Of justice
Is drawn
Like a clear blade
She seems to be becoming
One of those destructive ones
Who are devotees of truth
And who whirl
While the old world
Crumbles down.
She’s as ravenous for her shadows
As she is her light.
She is not afraid
Of the dark.”

The little girl sat watching
Wide eyed and said,
“But…do you think
She might teach me
How to dance?”

― Chelan Harkin
Susceptible to Light and Let Us Dance!

art credit:
Breaking free
by Sangeetha Bansal

True beauty is not necessarily pretty. True beauty can be harsh like the bare bones of a tree in winter. True beauty can cut like a knife. Each loss, each battle scar, each victory is a gift from a wise old hand that shapes me in ways I could never have imagined. Each piece of myself that I reclaim reveals, bit by bit, the full true beauty of my soul. True beauty is what's on the inside, what shines through. Touched by the world and in touch with that which is beyond the world, I become more beautiful every day.

art credit:
Crone
by Melanie Ward
Wildwiseandbeautiful

World's oldest work of art found in a hidden Indonesian valley Archaeologists discover a cave painting of a wild pig that is now the world's oldest dated work of representational art.