When you move through the room

When you move through time

When you move through any idea or action or experience

Make the ground shake as it did on the day you were born

Make the people gasp with wonder and pause

The sort that is commanded by brilliance and grace and astounding poise

Don’t fall for the lesser than

The unequal

The defective or divisive or dysfunctional or discriminating or degrading or plain ass dumb

Don’t fall for the song and dance

The syrup-sweet talk swooning and swaying temping and teasing you off balance

Daughter you are the gold that shimmers off the warmth of the sun

When they forget this

When they ignore this

When they disregard

Remind them like a cleansing wild fire full of fierce purpose

Knowing hoping that things will be stronger better for it

When the leviathan of loneliness prods

When the hellion of uncertainty creeps

When the deviling of insecurity obtrudes

Slams down like a purposed wave from the sea

Call then on your foundation

On your strengths

Scream back at yourself

I am not alone

I am incredibly worthy

I know when and where and why and how

I am something else something to behold something of substance and yes

I am the gold that shimmers off the warmth of the sun

I know this because I’ve been told

Told by my counsel my team my beloveds my truths

I know this because I am a mountaineer of my own experience

An experience that has been bold beautiful and big

I know this because I have a tool chest oiled weathered and well stocked

With magic

With wiz bang

With alchemy

I know this because my laugh is deep with passion and purpose

Tigerish with a roar that rises above

Daughter don’t fall for the lesser than

The invasive species that seek and thrive on those not paying attention

They suck and swell like a tick grayed with too much allowance

They pile on coattails without thought to couture or necks

Hooky-bobbing skitching bumpershining drafting stealing your momentum

Dragging you down

Holding you back from the path you’ve planned until your heart tripped up

Blinding you

Dumbing you down with hope and understanding both straining for fresh air and nourishment

Ask yourself

Is this the part the role the stint of someone

Who is the gold that shimmers off the warmth of the sun

No

No

No it is not

It is not and I caution you to avoid the Koolaid

Have a juicy drink with kale and beets or don’t

But don’t drink the damn Koolaid

No

And if you do spit it out when you remember

Shit happens but shit can be redone

Learn and remember and react redo

Kick trash to the curb

Mute the bullshit

Buff up the golden

Be the grand master the conductor the drum major of the parade of life

Your parade

No one should want it more protect it better or hold it more dear

You are all you got and that is saying something

So wait for the one that compliments and fits

Supports and lifts

Honors and respects

Proves loyalty honesty and devotion

That is where the dynamic the workings of something

Completely grand and glittery are born

Knowing the whole time that there are those of us

Out there

Watching

Praying

And at the ready

With you forever in mind