THE ORIGINAL

  THE ORIGINAL

I AM 

always looking for 

an original

like myself..

a snowflake of unique design, 

an intelligence unlike any other, 

that explains it’s understanding of the universe

in it’s very own language

a version like no other

though she may stand upon 

the shoulders of her ancestors

who wandered the same wonderland

searching for their lost joy,

she alone has trod her own unique path

to that God of her own understanding..

I AM 

growing into my own truth

after sixty years of searching 

outside myself

for my self,

Life has a twisted sense of humor,

irony plays the perfect game of hide and seek..

Boo!

I can not be frightened any more

for i know exactly who 

I AM

Startled?  Yes! 

startled by the phenomenal

unfolding miraculous mysterious wonder

of miracles 

perpetually giving birth to more miracles, 

engulfing my every sense

moment after sacred moment..

I AM

in eternal awe, 

mouth agape,

completely enchanted

by the overwhelming beauty

of my constantly changing surroundings,

the universe reinventing itself at

186,000 miles per second-

yes that’s right, 

we live at the speed of light 

because we are made of light

we are new born stars

made to decorate the night,

I AM 

home at last

comfortably nestled

inside myself,

swaddled like a fat, giggling baby

I happily fart

and the world around me 

explodes intelligently

in cosmic laughter!

God loves slapstick 

to make me laugh,

Irony to teach me what is truly true,

Tragedy to crack 

my heart open with compassion,

and silence 

to quiet and embrace 

the sacred me.

O Chi Tuwakawey

 Awakening Otter

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