Musings by Jojo
Jojo’s daily poem dump:
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- Party At Death’s Door (put a galaxy light in my casket)
When I die
It will certainly be
My most ungraceful act
I beg of you
Please universe
Powers that be
Let me die in the middle
Of one hell of a kerfuffle
In a blaze of glory
Or better yet – Embarrassment
Let me be cringe for the last time
Let me embody the malice
Channel the pure absurdity
It has been to live this human life
I have felt so effervescent
So intangibly here
So happy and simultaneously sad
To have the need or desire
To even exist
How comedic – Ironic
To need your last moment to be
Everything that made living matter
Whatever has made living worthwhile
I want a cacophony of that
A smorgasbord of it all
I want it all happening simultaneously
Overloading my senses
Overstimulate me one last time
So I can be left to rot in peace
Wear bright colors to my funeral
Throw me a party
Made up of everything I’ve loved
My ghost will be rocking with you
A fickle promise
With a lot of meaning
A lingering hope of EternityJojo
- Both
I am both water and fire
I am both flow and light
I am both night and day
I am the tree that grows
I am the thunder that bellows
I am the mountain peak
I am the lightning strike
I am a living miracle
I am my own experience
This is my story
I write with passion
Jojo
- Unspoken
The bonds we make
The bonds we treasure
The bonds we let slip away
What we dont do
We don’t take advantage of
We don’t experience
We lack the foresight
To measure their importance
To quantify their value
To gauge their impact
We strive to know deeply
The significance of connections
Within our realm of understanding
Within our shifting perception
Of this whirlwind world
A world the ebbs and flows
An earth resounding
Vibrating beneath our feet
Planted firmly in the dirt
Remember this connection
Know that it is felt by all
Our brothers, our sisters
We have all answered a call
The intentions may vary
But we are all here, now
To answer this call
Feeling out how to do so
This is our shared challenge
Our “Why?” Our “How?”
These are the answers we all seek
In this way and in many ways
We are all the same
We are all journeying through
Why not journey together?
Include all beings in your view
In your love, in your energy
Missed connections are a creation
A creation of fear
A creation of ego
Allow togetherness to be your mantra
Jojo
- Worth Fighting For
I am worthy
At my best
At my worst
I am still WORTHY
I am worthy of a full life
I am worthy of a well lived life
I am worthy of a loved life
A life lived in love
A life lived for love
This is what I deserve
This is what I envision
This is what I embody
This I where I thrive
I ground myself here
Grounded in what is worth it
Worth feeling, worth living
I ground myself there
Grounded in what I am here for
What is worth fighting for?
I am anchored in my “why”
I am rooted in my “how”
I am solid in my ability
I am proud of my journey
I am here, I am me
I am FREE
Free to lead
Free to follow
Free to guide
Free to listen
I am FREE to just BE
This is my life
The life I take charge of
The life I am proud of
The love I breathe in
The hope I breathe out
The stillness of now
Jojo
- Hear The Raven’s Call
You are here and now
You are right where you are
Where you need to be
You have beckoned
You have pleaded
You have searched
Without luck
So you thought
Unraveling here
Are your answers
Within your soul
In the down deeps
Resides your peace
Hear the Raven’s call
Your time is now
Your time is here
Your time is yours
To keep, to cherish
To attract abundance
You are humbled
You are grateful
You are honoured
These Blessings from Mother
These Signs from Spirit
The Earth, Your Home
Answer the call
You know the one
From deep within
Honour your truth
Follow the path
Come to know yourself
In ways indescribable
Come to love yourself
Purely, freely
Could it be so unfathomable
To reside joyfully in your body
To bring awareness to your spirit
To flutter your heart
In vibrations of love
Know this is within reach
Feel it in your core
Light and dark reside in you
But love encompasses all
The heart’s compass
Equal to the North Star
A treasure, a gift
For your soul to keep
Jojo
- Universe Awaits
Rush rush rush
Slow down
Slow it down
Slow
Breathe in
Give space
Breathe out
Take your power back
Be still in time
We are here
Now
Be at peace
Now
The time we have
Is all it takes
No more
No less
We do all we can
The flowers bloom
But never do they rush
Yet all is still accomplished
In season
In time
Affirmations all around us
Reminding us
Gently
Warmly
“We are all on time”
Beyond the realms
Of time and space
The universe awaits you
If all else fails
Trust in thisJojo
- Womanhood; A Complex
A poem written in honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.
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A shared generational wound
Burdened
A need to heal
Many Women
Have tried before us
Have suffered
Broken
Fought to no end
Exterminated
Ancestor’s dreams
Shattered
Before they even began
Suffocated by expectations
Imposed upon them from birth
Based on assigned gender
Opportunities out of reach
Squandered
Spirits crushed
The will to live
Bursts up in flames
Shut down
Shot down
Silenced
Ended
How dare we?
We don’t
Speak up?
We can’t
Who are we?
A means to an end
Where do we find our place?
In correlation to Man
Acceptance?
On Man’s terms
Voices suppressed
Yelling at the void
Called crazy
Lunatic
Wild
Restless
Untamed
Out of line
Disrespected
Dismissed
Divided
Separated
One from the other
One by one
To prevent
A collective strength
Pitted against each other
In order to suppress
Our innate power
Which is undeniable
We all know it
It is fact, not fiction
Yet we are still denied
Denying us of connection
Denying us of community
Not allowing us to bloom
Keeping us sedated
Compliant
Obedient
A fear based oppression
Sinking feelings
Slipping minds
Losing our hold
Our grasp on reality
What is reality?
Why am I here?
Who am I?
Who are we?
Doubts planted like seeds
Planted with purpose
Planted with intention
Planted to weaken us
Doubts of our unity
Doubt of our strength
Doubts of our independence
Doubts of our capabilities
Doubts of our identity
Doubts of our place in this world
Where do we stand?
The ground itself
Off limits
Where can we speak?
Muzzled
Accessorized
Used
Discarded
A weight
A burden
A screw loose
Loose cannon
Fickle string
Frayed heart
Wild card
Wondering if any of it
Is worth the pain
When forced to live a life
For anyone but ourselves
Dedicated
To someone else’s cause
Dedicated forcefully
By imposed expectations
Told our worth
Directly
Indirectly
From the moment
We are born
Second place
Belonging only
In the shadow of Man
To not speak
Unless addressed
Your opinions
Radical
Your values
Unimportant
Your worth
Barely considered
Your perspectives
Fantasy
Your ideas
Daydreams
Demanding forces
At every step
Forceful expectations
Sit pretty
Be quiet
Take your dedicated place
Behind man
Don’t fight
Don’t breathe
Don’t speak
Lay down
Give up
Not us
Not them
Not you
Not I
It is our time now
The world is ours
Claim ownership
Take up space
Unapologetically
It is our turn
We will claim
Our rightful place
As warriors
As power houses
As angels
As goddesses
As legends
As queens
We are magic
We are resilience
We are unmovable
We cannot be silenced
We are unshakable
For we stand as one
Together
We are here
We always will be
Taking our place
At the table
A table for equals
Let us build
A bond
Of mutual worship
To worship one another
The earth we walk on
We are beings
Radiating light
Despite these wounds
No choice
To bear
This weight
Heavy on our shoulders
Collectively
We will eradicate
Obliterate
Expunge
Our history
We will not forget
We will honour
Those before us
By breaking the chain
The patterns
The toxicity
The expectations
The blatant disregard
Empowering one another
Enhancing our voices
Uplifting each other
Building together
A world worth living
Where our place is clear
Understood by all
But especially
By us
We are the answer
We are the torchbearers
We are the cavalry
We are the change
We are life itself
Manifested
A mission
Dedicated
To reclaim
What is ours
Our power
Our meaning
We embody
Source itself
Without us
Nothingness
We are present
In our fight
A fight fought
Over time
Endlessly
Relentlessly
Say it together
Say it loud
Say it proud
It all ends now
United
I see you
I feel you
I hear you
I honour you
I worship you
Woman
Jojo
- We Just Are
We are the seeds that are planted. We are destined to become more. Strong, beautiful beings we are. We are the roots that connect us. Connected to the earth and it’s bigger picture. It is all for a greater purpose. We must only tap in. We are the flowers that bloom and the trees that grow. We are resilient, nourished and connected. We find our place in this reality. We are the sun. We are the light that warms us. We are the light that leads the way. We are forever shining bright. We are the rain. We fall. Sometimes we fall hard. But the cycle continues and we rise up another day. We are the Clouds. For balance is needed and protection helps build courage. Duality is paradox and paradox is woven into our existence. We are the Moon. We need to rest, to feel and reflect. We calm the inner workings and we attempt to quiet the mind. We feel everything deeply. We are each other and we are one. We are this and we are that. We are it. All of it. Who are we? No labels. No titles. No names. We simply just are.Jojo
- Negative Zero
Hey lovely people! So I wrote this today.20/11/2022
Reflection
Written after a sound bath healing session at a lovely wellness retreat. Done with the best group of ladies supporting ladies. I found myself struggling to let go and relax durIng the meditation portion. I have always typically thrived in meditations. Lately, it has been a different story. This was my poem reflection I wrote directly afterwards. I hope it sparks in you what it sparked in me. Be graceful and gentle with yourself for unlearning and relearning. It is part of life’s ebb and flow.Negative Zero
Slow, the mind cannot flow Do, must always do There is so much to do Slow? How could I slow? An expectation I cannot meet Simply put, I have no time Zero, negative zero The self falls to the wayside Its needs have not been met The need to slow has been distant Far down below, At the bottom of my priorities A whirlwind STOP THIS NOW My mind screams How could this be productive? As if looking within Being with the self Could it ever be unproductive? Not expecting, yearning Not achieving, climbing How is this wrong? Why is it that every ounce Every molecule of my being Wants to run I hate running I’m done running Slow, time to slow Time is not my enemy Time is not my battle to fight I am always on time I declare it so It is my decision alone So why must I rush? Why do I long to be ahead? Miles ahead Ahead of where I am now Be here now is heard As if I could be anywhere else Here is where I reside I reside in my vessel My temple, my mind This is my home I must now nurture The parts of my soul The ones unconscious Neglect, reject It is time Reflect, reset, eject I am but a human Living out my perspective My view of the experience I find myself Needing, grasping Trying my best To respect The ebb and flow Of life’s endless waves I am now here today Making a promise A commitment to my soul I vow to listen To honour To cultivate peace Keep faith within it Inevitably I will recommit to this promise Time and time again An as needed prescription From my conscious soul To my unconscious one Though I know I am bound to wavering I will choose this feeling I will continue to choose it I will refocus my efforts Reconnect to centre For I am here Choosing myself Tomorrow I will still be here Choosing myself The world It does not grant you peace It is not owed It is not earned It is already within you We must only connectJojo
- Trip
Clouds roll by
Like thoughts in my mind
I watch them go by
I validate them
I let them go
They do not serve me
If held on to
They weigh me down
I sink to depths unseen
I wallow in self-pity
Oh, what a trip!
What an ego trip it is
To be identified with thought
This is but the human condition
You must acknowledge
With no attachments
You must let go
Of what does not serve
Oh, a cloud
And so it is
And so it has passed
Jojo
- Existence Revisited
Do you hear that?
Those sounds so painful
Yet joyful
The merging of loss and gain
The togetherness of pain and pleasure
The simultaneous existence of love and hate
Yin and Yang
Never one without the other
Never joy without sorrow
Never light without dark
It is a mutual existence
A mutual understanding
A synchronicity of polar opposites
Coming together as one
It is horrible beauty
Experienced all at once
Overloading the senses
Excruciating pain it is
To reevaluate the entirety of your world
To redefine your psyche, your beliefs
To reassess your truth
This is immense power
Jojo
- Full Spectrum
My heart is as open as a book with a broken spine
For that, I feel outside the norm
Like the sun I invoke a colourful spectrum of vibrant light
Like a prism I refract that light onto others
There is no colour without light
There is no pride without first understanding
The impact our own light has on the world around us
I am light; I will always share that light with others
Effervescent, I am known amongst my peers as bubbly
I strongly believe we all carry this light
My soul, like yours, is a myriad of spirited lights
Full of colours and might
Together, our souls can blend
We can create miraculous colours
Colours this world has never seen
New colours that speak to us so strongly
Because they are our own
Because they came from deep within ourselves
They would spark us to chant unison so purely
Purely enough to be heard and echoed by the masses
To start a revolution is never easy
It takes a chain reaction
Starting with the light inside of me
Igniting the light inside of you
Eternally forward this will propel humanity
We are the universe exploring itself
We are sun, moon, stars and rainbows
We are what lies within and what lies in between
We are both what is and what isn’t
We were born to learn, to vibe
Born to grow to understand one another
To make connections, to build communities
To build upon each other
To love every aspect of oneself
To love every aspect of another
To understand why we are here
We must understand why we love
Why we hope, why we keep on trying
Why is it so difficult to give up when life is so tumultuous
We are and will always be
Light reflected back on ourselves
We are mirrors for ourselves
We are mirrors for the ones we know
We are mirrors to strangers we cross paths with
It is not always easy to be so pragmatic
Our emotions get the best of us
My emotions get the best of me
I feel so strongly
I ache for this world
I ache for my brothers and sisters
We are all one and the same
Connected after all
People say I have a kind aura
“Approachable” they call it
Strangers approach me all the time
The wounded will always recognize a healer
I will always give myself to service
Service of others is service of self
In my experience, you get what you give
Why restrain, why restrict
I paint my life with every colour imaginable
I want my image to feel within reach to others
Every soul can have access to mine own soul
For they are me and I am them
I can open up to all life has to offer
Living fully is the only way to truly live and let live
To love and be loved
To be present for yourself
To be present for others
I struggle daily with turmoil that haunts me
I must remind myself vigilantly
To be centered in the now for it is all we ever have
To be at peace with today for tomorrow is never certain
Be whole at this time since the past is never repeated
Every moment has its time
Every moment was once perfect
Perfect for then and there
Because every single current moment
Is just perfect for the here and now
Nostalgia is a fickle friend
It grants you joy one instant and sorrow the next
Peace in one memory, turmoil in another
Remember to enjoy every single moment
The journey is key
The destination is only a new beginning
We ebb and we flow
We cycle through this world
I embrace change
As change is my journey
Change brings me growth
I am light and I am dark
I ebb and I flow
Every aspect of me is paradoxical
Every part of you is a paradox
Every aspect of this life we lead
You guessed it; paradox
That’s how we will always remain
A mystery to both ourselves and to others
A vibe that can only be felt through interconnected love
The frequency of interconnected love is high
So high all planes of existence can feel it
Every single being can know it
They can be it and live it
Without awareness, it is still present
Without belief, it still rings true
This is the ultimate universal truth
The one all the dogmas have always told us about
The one thing we can all agree on
We are all one and the same after all
From nothing we rise
To nothing we return
That’s why I choose to live my life in service
Through service I live many lives
I leave an impact on various souls
I share myself with others
I give myself to their efforts
We share in success and defeat
Highs and lows
We live through them all
We become stronger despite it
We become stronger because of it
We love deeper and deeper
We learn that love is the only real answer
Any question can be answered with love
I am love, love is I
I am bursting at the seams
What I feel cannot be contained
I bare the colours of my soul for all to see
Jojo
- Cherished Are We
How lucky am I
To get to know such love
An immense wave of warmth crashes over me
I am blessed to know people of all walks of life
I am blessed to love them
The grace of heaven has manifested itself in my present
My life is lit up with the light of a thousand smiles
My purpose is driven by those smiles
It is all worth it, it keeps me going
There is nothing compared to the joy I feel
While doing the most for others
I crave to understand more
Know more about each and every soul
Tell me about your life
For I wish to live more than just my own
I wish to live a thousand life times within my one
Through your stories
I know your truth
But I also learn my own
Somehow through you
I can be more me
Through you
I can learn to know myself better
To grow deeper
To plant my roots
To solidify my sense of self
For in ways we are the same
And in ways we are different
But through our differences we find more of the same
Through your soul is my own
Through my soul is your own
To feel safe and cared for together
A feeling I will never let myself forget
The togetherness I am blessed to experience each day
The community I see right before my eyes
The bond I get to share with people in their darkest hours
The hope I get to give
The same hope someone gave me in my darkness
The same hope I have held onto all these years
Nourished, cherished, cultivated
It was all for this
It was meant to be shared
To be passed on
Passed on to others
Just as worthy, just as deserving
These souls I am blessed to know
These people I cherish so
They do not ask for much
They do not wish for more than is reasonable
They simply want what is owed to them
Owed to us all
As people we are owed dignity and grace
We crave this our entire lives
We are owed the benefit of the doubt
We are owed compassion and respect
And when we are given what we are owed
Beauty shines through us
Such beauty to behold from simple acts of kindness
Such joy to be shared from being together
Together in respect and compassion
Such grace to be understood
When we are understood as people
Such value to hold
When you open your heart to others in need
Such knowledge to gain
When you listen to another’s heart song
Jojo
- A Vision
Pull me in
Drag me out
Push me to my limits
Take me out of my comfort zone
For this is where I thrive
Growth is where I reside
Stagnant energy is my demise
Always learning
Forever forward
Looking back is unproductive
Looking ahead is endless turmoil
I can only act now, act today
I look within and find my truth
I share my truth with others
And in turn, I learn theirs
When combined
A new vision grows
A collective vision
A vision for a better world
A vision in sync with life itself
A vision that supports
A vision that guides
A vision that bonds
A vision that strengthensJojo
- Begin Anew
Revisit your truths
For they need reminding
Revisit your faults
For they require compassion
Revisit your pain
For it requires understanding
Do not dwell, but objectively observe
Accept, make peace, watch, and learn
We are ever growing, ever changing
Like water we flow
Like trees we grow
Like leaves we fall, we decay
This is universal
This is unchanged
All humans are but the same
The same in death
Return to the earth
Begin anew
You are eternal glory
Cycling throughJojo
- Nuances
Give me strength
Beam me up
Bring me high
Up above reality
Behind the façade
I see so much purity
But we disguise
We hide
We run in fear
We curse this life we lead
When only yesterday
We blessed it
These are the nuances
They have been told for eons
For you are never safe
When you are confined
To a steady, unyielding constant
It is only in the waves
That the ship takes its courseJojo
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