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Shine

This is your time
You are glowing under the moon
You are shining near the fire
You will arise
each morning
moving yourself up
to the highland
of your own heart
Keep going
you deliciously sweet framework
of brains and bones
Your existence is a miracle
But don't force a smile
Instead,
Honor your humanity
Speak in sentences
of bouquets and thorns
Dig in the dirt
and pull up the weeds
of your past
Stretch the length of your body
along the trunk of a tree
raise your hand
to the branches in the sky
and wrap your fingers
around the largest
keenest
truest fruit
you can find.

¤ Kim Adonna 2015

 

Kim Adonna (Albuquerque, NM) may usually be found exploring New Mexican mountainsides, riding her bike, or working with teenagers who struggle with learning—writing lines on scraps of paper, napkins, and on her skin all the while. Contact her at powerofpaperzines@gmail.com

Leah Dorion (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is an indigenous artist from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. leahdorion.ca