Us

…we are not small

We bring summer to the shore in March

We cure cancer

We teach Tolle

We are not small

We are serenaded 

by Coltrane 

Davis 

Carter 

Blanchard

and Glasper

We are not small

We move ferociously 

Yet gracefully

Like the waves of an ocean

We require stares

We summon whispers 

We mix thoughts

And create fantasies

In strangers

We are not small

We write prose

And practice law

From moving cars

And in front of the sea

We calm fears

And soothe souls

And rear kings 

And queens

We are emotional and warm

We are stern and cold

But we are not small

We are not fleeting

Or forgettable

Or by chance

Or random

We are not a few times

Or one of many

Or like him

Or like her

Or like them

We are not a repeat

We are not a do over

We are not a copy

We are not small

We define love

And monogamy

And polygamy

And arranged marriage

We dissect politicians

We rewrite philosophy

We critique film

We create protocols

We conquer grief

We cradle death

We start life anew

We are high noon

We are 5am

We are a kiss on day one

We are a snowstorm

We are under the stars 

We are brushed by the sun

We leave permanent footprints in the sand

We ebb and flow

Wax and wane

Push and pull 

We make rules 

We break them 

And again 

And again

We are All Blues

We are laughter

We cry

We sing

We shut down

We show up

We are stunted

And we grow

We figure out as we go

You may not see us,

But we are not small.

Written by Bryna

(10:12pm)