9) Awaken
Photo by Joel Gale- thankful for Joel’s openness to exploration and new ideas.
When I was 4, I was awakened.
It was not a choice.
I choose to recognize the shape of the awakening that lingered.
To face the faces it takes on today.
To face each time I have been since awakened without choosing.
I choose to try and remain
awake.
Even though I woke up too early for my body or my brain to take.
Photo by Joel Gale
Photo by Ali Saremi
Photo by Ali Saremi
Photo by Joel Gale