SHAMELESS by Angi Sullins

Shameless

There is no shame here.

The rubble in your life

is an earthquake of soul

shaking you awake

crumbling all that’s inessential

to your most authentic self.

And you?

You are too big

for words like shame

for words like blame.

You?

You are wild volcanic soul

melting everything

that does not belong.

Burn, woman, burn.

Move through the world

in ever-widening steps.

Own your transformation

in the arc of your shoulders

in the expanse of your heart.

Dance like your hips

move mountains

casting off everything

that does not belong.

There is no shame here.

Your ancestors knew

that nature is beautiful

and terrifying

that rainbows

are courted by storms

that day shares

the sky with night

that decay caresses

beauty’s cheek.

That rubble? That trouble?

It is initiation. It is invitation.

Your deepest self is

calling you down down

underground

so that you can grow up

rooted like trees,

your heart green

even amongst the ashes.

Green like spring

green like yes

green like hope

green like nature’s embrace

after the fire

after the rubble

green

rising up from the cracks

of all the lost places

green like resurrection

like you

unshamed,

untamed.

Wild. Free.

This is your invitation.

This is your initiation.

This is your belonging.

We are waiting for you

in the wild expanse of soul.

And there is no shame here.

Angi Sullins: Known as “The Muse” by her fans, Angi Sullins ignites inspiration wherever she goes. Playful, poetic, bright, deeply expressive, and armed with a standup comic’s sense of humor, Angi is an engaging writer and an electric speaker, creating a one-woman performance like no other. As the founder and president of Duirwaigh Studios, a transmedia design studio creating products and services that inspire soulful imagination, she has helped artists and aspiring creatives find their unique voice while molding a space in today’s market for creative consciousness. Her words and original works of art with partner Silas Toball can be found on hundreds of greeting cards, calendars, journals, and collectibles worldwide. Angi lives in the Land of Enchantment. Literally. "Land of Enchantment" is on all the license plates in Taos, New Mexico, where she lives with her husband Silas and their menagerie of wonder. That pretty much says it all. Mostly. You may connect with Angi on her on Facebook author's page, here. 

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