I was born in the congo
I walked to the fertile crescent and built
the sphinx
I designed a pyramid so tough that a star
that only glows every one hundred years falls
into the center giving divine perfect light
I am bad

I sat on the throne
drinking nectar with allah
I got hot and sent an ice age to europe
to cool my thirst
My oldest daughter is nefertiti
the tears from my birth pains
created the nile
I am a beautiful woman

I gazed on the forest and burned
out the sahara desert
with a packet of goat's meat
and a change of clothes
I crossed it in two hours
I am a gazelle so swift
so swift you can't catch me

For a birthday present when he was three
I gave my son hannibal an elephant
He gave me rome for mother's day
My strength flows ever on

My son noah built new/ark and
I stood proudly at the helm
as we sailed on a soft summer day
I turned myself into myself and was
jesus
men intone my loving name
All praises All praises
I am the one who would save

I sowed diamonds in my back yard
My bowels deliver uranium
the filings from my fingernails are
semi-precious jewels
On a trip north
I caught a cold and blew
My nose giving oil to the arab world
I am so hip even my errors are correct
I sailed west to reach east and had to round off
the earth as I went
The hair from my head thinned and gold was laid
across three continents

I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission

I mean...I...can fly
like a bird in the sky...

--Blackalicious - Ego Trip By Nikki Giovanni Lyrics

"Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend."
~Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of, "Eat, Pray, Love"

Gratitude
...the more you become a
connoisseur of gratitude, the less
you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair.
Gratitude will act as an elixir that will
gradually dissolve the hard shell of your ego--
your need to possess and control--
and transform you into a generous being.
The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy,
makes us magnanimous-- large souled.

---Sam Keen

Lifetime upon Lifetime I've spent
Claiming Renunciation,
Walking the straight and narrow.
Maintaining steadfast eyes on God-dess,
My path unwaivering..
Free of worldly desires,
My Spirit transcended... Soaring!

...and... yet... God-dess challenges me to another round!

With this life,
I choose to touch a cacophony of Harmonies and Melodies,
Hearing Juxtaposed Mirages of an undiscovered Oasis,
Seeing sweet fragrances of sensual perfume,
Inhaling layers of infinite texture.
I will taste Life
with unyielding retraint.

...and... still...

My Spirit will transcend and Soar!


(with Love for Sri Hari & Moksha)
Alegria~Sita