You don’t Yearn?For what
Soil EarthRoots profound And I’m am bathed In your passionMemories sustainingA feeling We are connected
They said my dad Was a pillar Community fixer Up lifter and unblocker A font of cultureHe played music Media Representation to help createLeverage Remembered by all As a provider Who gave
I was 7When he abandoned us Moved so my sister could live he never got around to join us Moved back to keep him alive And then he dies I was 14
My dad’s sister Says I speak Con ese acento colombianoPura paisa Y de mi papá Un rostro queCon ojos tristesSe ve muy masculino para serYo I always wanted to look like my mother
CousinHands me aMaroon recordOne of my dad’sThe singer traveled farTo show her sufferingAt being abandoned
Chasing the setting sun Our stories echo Across time I am my father’s daughterThe light welling From my eyes Is the self same Light He carriedEveryone says I remind them of himHating that fact Is hating myself
Spent years Giving away What makes meMeOffering freelyChanging willinglySomeone else’s SacrificePutting othersWhere I should have putMyself
Venus Returns Burying the coffin onYesterday’s traumaYearningUnlearningUnwinding This snarled skien From now onI do what’s best For me
I asked her toSee me Love me the way I NeededListen To Venus’s message Only you Complete You
Yearn I do My birthright My legacyHolding on toWhat could beDreaming of what willProfoundly rooted Flourish