It's so easy to compare and compete
Matching up social media images
To perceived ideas of other's lives
But let me make it clear
As much as there is joy and purpose
Flowing through me
There is also a torrential downpour
Of collective pain
That stays with me
As I move around the world
Sleep in my cozy bed
And make food
For my body temple
And with this,
I open
To the work
Of transmuting
Part snake
Part mermaid
Part deep and dark
Part light and expansive
Everything exists within me
Demonize me
Or put me on a pedastal
But I'll always be
Just like you
A being
Who holds the entire Universe
Within
