Soul Stirrings

Stir my soul and mix me up

      I’m made of many things

      writings on sidewalks

      hidden beliefs in my eye

      cups of life to savor

Stir my soul and mix me up

      made of endings, closed to others

      heartbeats lined up in a row

      fire without need of matches

      sensual breath on naked skin

Stir my soul and mix me up

      parts of scars that don’t heal

      twigs cut free from my beginning

      fragrance of earth, molded into clay

      frayed strings of multi-colored thoughts

Stir my soul and mix me up

      composed of music inside my spine

      slamming doors and exits from life

      flashing lights warning keep away

      reflections that lie, bent masks of truth

Stir my soul and mix me up

      unused time waiting to be filled

      blank slate waiting for emotion

      patched pieces and worn thread

      exposing life holding me together

Stir my soul and mix me up

      fill my thirsty soul and rampant dreams

      for I’m made in the shape of a bowl

      waiting to be filled with uplifting words

      soaking my skin, setting past free.