I am in a forest of voicesvarious languages and cultures,TM reminds me i am, consciousness starts with meDalai Lama reminds me all is love and compassionDeepak Chopra reminds me i am, i am not, i actualize this universeTara Drupchen and HE Khenpo Choga Rinpoche remind me to rejoice in body, in voice, in positivityDeva Premal

I look at the worldBY LANGSTON HUGHESI look at the worldFrom awakening eyes in a black face—And this is what I see:This fenced-off narrow space Assigned to me.I look then at the silly wallsThrough dark eyes in a dark face—And this is what I know:That all these walls oppression buildsWill have to go!I look at

Walking around Monroe Ave. Visiting with life long friends, some i will visit in this world, some i will walk in the clouds with.

There is a sense of wholeness at the core of manThat must abound in all he does;That marks with reverence his ev’ry step;That has its sway when all else fails;That wearies out all evil things;That warms the depth of frozen fearsMaking friend of foe,Making love of hate,And lasts beyond the living and the dead,Beyond the