Eye of Awareness

We have come to be danced

not the pretty dance 

not the pretty pretty ,pick me ,pick me dance

but the claw our way back into the belly 

of the sacred , sensual animal dance

the unhinged,unplugged , cat is out of its box dance

the holding the precious moment in the palms

of our hands and feet dance

 

We have come to be danced

not the jiffy booby,shake your booty for him dance

but the wring the sadness from our skin dance

the blow the chip of our shoulder dance 

the slap the apology from our posture dance

 

We have come to be danced

not the monkey see, monkey do dance

one , two dance like you 

one two three, dance dance like me 

but the grave robber,tomb stalker

tearing scabs ^ scars open dance

the rub the rhythm raw against our souls dance

 

We have come to be danced

not the nice invisible, self conscious shuffle

but the matted hair flying , voodoo mama

shaman shakin' ancient bones dance

the strip us from our casings, return our wings

sharpen our claws& tongues dance

the shed dead cells and slip into 

the luminous skin of LOVE dance

 

We have come to be danced

not the hold our breath and wallow in the shallow end of the floor dance

but the meeting of the trinity:the body, breath &beat dance

the shout hallelujah from the top of our thighs dance

the mother may i?

yes you may take 10 giant leaps dance

the olly Holly oxen free free Free dance

the everyone can come to heaven dance

 

We have come to be danced 

where the kingdom's collide

in the cathedral of flesh

to burn back into the light

to unravel ,to play , to fly , to pray

to root in skin sanctuary

We have come to be danced 

WE  HAVE COME

 

by Jewel Mathieson 

Wild Woman Sisterhood