Lifted
Comeback Poetry for a Needed Time
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why i write honest poetry like great works of art is the only thing that has helped me stop lying to myself it makes forgiveness seem simple it replaces denial with a tolerable awe it makes suffering almost worthwhile _________________________ the way back Why is it i can only trust people who have had their hearts broken 101 times or who have been tortured in foreign jails or who have repeated their time in rehab over and over their families going broke or whose life companions have died in their arms or whose newborn arrived still or with unexpected chromosomes or those living in countries ruled by hateful tyrants and with forced circumstance cannot leave? Perhaps it is because they have not stopped singing or perhaps because they have returned with their stories and they have come back singing. It is they who left that twine along the labyrinth path for me to find the way back.
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Lifted is impeccably honest and rare. Kristy Hellum shares with us poetry that makes suffering almost seem worthwhile. Let yourself be staggered by a phrase. This is raw and important wisdom for a time of chaos. Her poetic encouragement for authentic grieving is brilliant, seductive, and aimed straight for the heart. May we all be so fortunate to be touched by poetry that makes us want to sing and dance, laugh and cry, all in the same moment.
About the Author
As a storyteller, activist, dancer and soul-centered psychotherapist in San Fransisco’s North Bay, my work focuses on finding meaning in sorrow, transforming suffering into wisdom, and helping to create deeper intimacy with Self and others. I teach mind-body-spirit dance (NIA) and lead Interfaith Gospel Singing in workshops and on the streets . I find poetry erupting most often in the company of magnificent trees and loud oceans. I get to be a mother of two extraordinary beings and am honored to be a mentor to many other Soul friends.