The Beauty of Life & Rebirth

Author’s Note: “The Beauty of Life & Rebirth” was written in a moment of reflection. Recently introduced to motherhood, there was a need to capture the essence of such a pure untainted love between my baby girl and I. This poem is a snapshot in time to preserve a memory I would have otherwise been saddened to lose.

The type of art that took my DNA’s most profound poets and illustrious painters to create

At this rate it’s as though I’ll blink and the entire weight of all the pages that we’ve turned will illustrate just how fruitless all that rage was

My love for you is ageless

My heart is weightless

Walking on air and in all the places that your present my heart races to find you in every timeline and dimension

Not to mention

Teaching you to be better

Is a lesson

A love letter

From me to you

To stay as true to the path that your heart chooses

Be ruthless in the pursuit of all that’s genuine

You are divine

Your light will shine

Despite everything God has aligned for you

Because it’s true

Not every person that you meet will be true to you

But just remember I will always be there in every smile

In every ember that gets sparked

May your Decembers reside in the brightest house when the nights get too dark

All you can hear in the distance are jingle bells sung by church members and jolly families

learning to fox trot

Though I would rather not

Rather not leave you

I’ll always be right there in your rear view no matter how many years pass

If energy never dies then mine will be in paradise because it’s chosen to become a shield for you

One made of love that has been proven throughout centuries and millennia to follow through

The voice that won’t stop until you’ve healed from all that has and will hurt you

Because life’s not fair

And if you’re reading with tears in your eyes it means that I’m not there

Its unfair

I know

If I never said it enough

I love you

You are the only star in my sky

And as sure as my vibration is to rise

Can’t nobody ever be put above you

You are the moment this spirit realized

The meaning of being reborn to truly be alive

For that

I dedicate my life to you until this body has dematerialized

Santana

Bronx born and raised, Santana is a spoken word artist on a mission to build a legacy and community for her daughters. One where they can send their own voices into the void and be heard across the world without shame, without fear. Santana believes true revolution starts and ends with the courage to be creative.

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