Telma Laurentino
Each woman, a tree.
Rings of pain and joy entangled,
scar-dented bark,
thousands of loving branches,
chthonic roots devoted to growth.
Each woman, a daughter.
Promised nurturing,
offered hurt,
braving transgenerational tides,
fiercely, gently, re-mothering.
Each woman, a witch.
Scorched by prejudice,
muted by bigotry,
unwavering devotion to magic,
voice louder than thunder.
Each woman, an ocean.
Mindlessly polluted,
over-extracted by patriarchy,
bursting with life,
unwavering tidal force.
Each woman, more than a victim.
Survival embodied by water,
rage and grace interlaced,
resilient love in grief,
kaleidoscopic resistance.
All women, a forest.
More than duality,
complex aliveness,
unrepentant devotion to change,
the place for love in all its forms.
Telma Laurentino is a scientist, educator, writer and intuitive artisan who entangles the secular, the philosophical and the poetic to create multi-sensory languages that support ecosystemic thinking and sustainable living. (Telmagl.com)