I'm Free
A dandelion among the stars,
not a firecracker,
not bright or bound by gravity.
I will be small,
small enough to let my friends feel like stars, boundless and full of purpose.
I will not be envious of their long life, intensity, or luminescence.
I will be happy to be free,
to float,
to live in the wind.
Until the sun rises, I will roam and carry them with me wherever I land;
We’ve come too far to fail.
We’re too close to harmony to not enjoy the solitude of our lives,
to not be grateful for our differences,
to not just be happy under the light of their presence.
I am but a seed
And you,
just a star in the galaxy.
I live in your light,
and you shine because I’m free.
-kalika
Under the Influencer
trampling and stomping
over bones trodden before…
heavy spikes for crossing
but the track’s tired and worn…
searching for the golden
waters of wonder that speak…
this fountain overflowing
promises at the tallest peak…
zombies climb the mountain
of sparrow’s hollow bones…
their countenances:
stone as they stare at their phones….
tearing fingertips til blood runs
to their elbows, wet with envy…
their infected wounds succumbing
to their insecurity…
steadfast, their unquenched brains
are ravenous and ready…
to forgo any and all sincerity just to gain
the status of celebrity…
from Ambrosia’s lips falls a tantalizing
spring of ichor…
til mortal blood-lust burns agonizing
right inside her…
the nectar of the gods is poisoned
the spiked-
punch runs deep; the smell poignant
as her psyche…
…implodes from banging insanity…
-kalika
Pensacola
a pen to hold us in the summertime
where nature speaks and colors rhyme
sunset reflections across the shoreline
a day well spent to restore my mind
holding onto vitamin D daydreams
while my joy basks in sun-ray beams
and peace blows in with the cool breeze
time froze the devil in the deep blue sea
the ebb and flow; matter in motion
feeling the sea swell as the wind’s blowing
the foamy glaze drifting across the ocean
chasing mole crabs as we’re beach combing
swimming below waves as they break
beach volleyball games well played
in red bikinis while drinking all day
a place far enough from home to escape
carrying sand between my naked toes
buried in the land of a world unknown
where water cools and the warm sun glows
there’s no better place I could’ve chose
-kalika
Carnal Execution
your body is a revolution
eat you rich
call that carnal execution
we got that mythic chemistry
once-in-a-lifetime
every memory is ecstasy
together we make magic baby
head in heaven
you got me dreamin’ lately
I’ll drown your sorrows, unsung
my siren song
got you speakin’ in tongues
divine quake, watch you tremble
find solace in me
my body is a holy temple
somethin’ ‘bout my energy
treasured sacred
got that supernatural remedy
-kalika
-kalika