Apology

My heart was broken too
over the realization
of what i had to do,
over how my truth ultimately
broke you,
over the simple fact that i couldn’t
un-know even though
i so desperately wanted to.
i wish i never knew you,
never had the chance to love.
Perhaps then we wouldn’t feel like
there was nothing we could have done.
i want to be sorry,
but i know neither of us are.
Perhaps that’s the only redemption;
our love was true until
it fell apart.
My love was true for you,
i’m so sorry
i broke your heart.

Gaia

she wears her scars as badges of honor
medals of valor and power
and yet
her scars are wounds
a crown of thorns and tombs
a stage that tells ancient stories
of humble defeat and hurt
of darker times when the heavens cried
and fire rained down on her
and after
life
the little that remained
the sacred seed of humanity
significant once again
her scars tell tales of old
legends of greatness and cataclysm
a forgotten memory to behold
reminding us of who we are
us remnants
us protectors of the ark
us guardians of the light
begotten of the long and barren night
her scars speak of this miracle
of resilient children learning to understand
our mother earth
as we are understood
by her