by Uchechi | Apr 13, 2017 | Blog
#Napowrimo Day 13:
Today I was inspired by a conversation with a dear friend. Talking with her made me think about the loved ones who carry us and make it possible for us to be ourselves and celebrate ourselves. Enjoy!
we talk about our son’s math exam
his next game
the other son loves his big brother
we laugh at the journey the multiple state lines
we’ve crossed the border of our family
we’ve built
but what about talking about you
today let’s forget the kids the next
sporting event the school play the caravan of kids
spilling out of the van today
you are the best thing about my day
today it is you who pulled through
allowed me to wake in a bed on the beach and be with myself
and celebrate my birthday
another year of becoming
my dear there is nothing left to talk about except
all the ways you bowl me over with your space to hold it all
the kids the games the friends the laughter the caravans
and me you did the work
made space for me
and that my dear is why
i call you
beloved
by Uchechi | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
#NaPoWriMo Day 12
good enough
the words sit in the back of our throats
we disguise it as wonder
we disguise it as fear
it’s this one question
that always seems to be in the way
are you good enough to have him
to keep her
to embrace yourself under the most yourself during the most
dire day
this is the question i want to pose
what does it mean to be good enough?
in the space of enough
i fill up a room
crooked teeth ashy skin
rememberances of adolescence gone wrong
this is how i right it
i allow myself to take up space
in the space of good
it is an asking of broken bread
fresh baked and smelling of mornings
goodness is in the everyday small things
not in that one time when you thought you were not good enough
and chose to do the wrong thing
are you good enough?
we are enough if we allow ourselves
to fill up our bodies the rooms we move in
the circles we gather
if we allow ourselves to claim
our very precious right to be here
smelling of baked bread
another day
another chance to simply be
enough
by Uchechi | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
beating yourself up always feels good
take a minute
in the bathroom
lean in
look at the loose grey hair coming in
it is there to remind you of everything
you’ve ever failed at becoming
the truth is
only you know why you insist on plucking it
the rage comes nexts
a hot red face
bulging eyes on the cliff of mist
none of us know how to do this
to be with the failure
to love it to give it warmth
to turn the music up strip down bare
dance only in our bras and underwear
instead of
peering at ourselves in the mirror
how do we get good at doing that other thing
how do we get good at taking a deep breath
and being in the company of now
the now that reminds us that the baby girl sleeping
so still next door came from us
which means she came from good things
the now of laughter the now of eyes that say i will stay and listen
i’ve got you
the now of the people we build up the emails we write back the work we decide to love even when it doesn’t love us the
now of the decision to give doubt a day off the now of asking for help the now of calling anyone the now of willing to say athe f word
and not coil back into ourselves
the now of failure
and how mighty it feels
the way it fills the room all diety like
and makes no room for us the now of failing into
ourselves instead of failing out of ourselves
the now of doing th work
asking how does this feel
taking a bath going for a walk
doing anything but pointing a finger and the beautiful
you in the mirror
this is the hard work
but the comapny of our own breath
is that which we will always know
that which will warm us that which
will rub our backs that which we will detest
just when we need to love her
the now of this moment
brings such sweet company
let us leave the loud voices of parents
and friends who encourage us to say
we cant
and sit in the sun
flickering in the sweet company
of all that we are
so diligently
becoming
by Uchechi | Apr 8, 2017 | Blog
Ok, so I made it to day 8 of #NaPoWriMo. I’ve spent the last few days at a entrepreneur retreat and was inspired to write this.
enjoy!
push
start biz take risk leap
change grow push climb steep
take next step leave doubt
head down build grow reap
by Uchechi | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
#Napowrimo Day 3
T’ang Poetry is a style of Classic Chinese Poetry that began during the T’ang Dynasty. While studying creative writing, I studied T’ang Poetry and it has forever changed how I see poetry and language. The idea is to write with minimum words and maximum impact. Enjoy!
in the presence of this morning
wake turn smile touch hip
hand cup breast warm liip
sign see sun slide shine
lift head drink day sip
by Uchechi | Apr 2, 2017 | Blog
now more than ever
what she says matters
now more than ever a lifting of the veil
and telling “supposed tos” to get the hell out of sight
seems just right
i do not want another woman
to lose
her voice
i do not want another woman to believe in everything
except herself
I do not want what first starts as nail biting and picking
acne to turn into saying nothing
sitting in the back of the class
letting someone else speak up about her idea and take the credit
i do not want her to belong to the history books no one writes
the shoulda coulda woulda
the unexemplary life that was dulled by someone else always choosing for her
i want her to live
knowing that her voice
may have meant nothing to those who would rather see her
remain silent
but it was valued as precious
to her
now
is the time
more than ever
to blossom into becoming the woman you do
see in the mirror
but are afraid to actually greet
