clouds burning like amber
at the birth of a new sun
day smells like sage
healing for a soul is in store
first contact begins the rise of arms
destined to trample peace and capture soul
yet an inexorable warrior
armed with love and faith
I protest to give in to the wind 
signing temporary treaty
between fruit and tree
not a retreat or defeat but a path to peace
tomorrow may leave no room for me
so I seek repose today…shalom
a wholeness in trinity
still i consume a mega dose of slow death
addicted to the fastness of having it my way
like sanatra crooning tunes
mindshift moonflowers and sun soil
she says she knows what love is
what love is she says she knows
an expert who has seen many times
hurt by the joy and healed by its pain
she knows love better than anything else
and like a child I listened to her wisdom
consumed by her elegant words
her stories give new meaning 
job blow so hard
must reverse 
retreat
close eyes float away
give in to understand meaning 
over coffee and oatmeal cookies
i’m surounded in pages of text
galatians gives context 
to the truth in the subtext
day comes to close
learned to rid self of toxins
so the question is
who are you pleasing
God or men

Tshombe | Kai Poetry