A Portrait
This is a self-portrait I painted 12 years ago. Accompanying it, a portrait of words I wrote in response to a prompt from Alix Klingenberg: Poem/Journal Prompt:
Create a self-portrait in words: who are you right now?
Content. Resilient. Quiet.
Seizing silence and the big juicy slices
Of watermelon
Sharing, giving, receiving
Seeking grace for myself
Like soft whipped cream on
A génoise sponge.
Holding space, forging new paths
Honoring my lineage while also discarding it
Like pistachio shells on the gravel.
Coming into my own by learning
From the one I bore
What it means to be
My own home.
