From the Wild

I was born a wild bear, eagle, mountain lion                                                                               Roaming, soaring, growling.

I was born a wild woman                                                                                                                Calling, seeking, knowing.

I was born a gentle child                                                                                                              Inquisitive, challenging, daring.

But you were intimidated                                                                                                                  By my wild nature.

You sought to capture, contain and control me.                                                                           You set up industries utilizing my wildness.

I was chained, cajoled and indoctrinated,                                                                                      Enclosed in cement block rooms,

Separated from my own true nature,                                                                                              Scolded and beaten into forgetting.

Forgetting my origins, forgetting my connections,                                                                  Forgetting myself.

Pacing back and forth with bloodied feet                                                                                       and broken spirit.

The framework of our society                                                                                                           was built on the backs of forgotten selves.

Now the time for remembering has begun.                                                                                   The time for wild bears to roam free.

For eagles to soar high and children to                                                                               Connect with their true self.

It is time for free willed beings                                                                                                         To claim the birthright of the cosmos.