Soul Stirrings

Stir my soul and mix me up

I’m made of many things

writing 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.