LISTEN FOR …

BY STRESSLA LYNN JOHNSON

The ... that’s it! Feel in your body ... vibrations
That leaves your ear drums ... There it is! Store In
your feet the rhythm and cadence
Of each word ... That you held in the silent
Recesses of your hopes for tomorrow  ...

Listen for ...
Your joy ... Grab it! The words you hear,
Are your words moving from the shadows ...
Again-and-again breathe while the
Words expand and become the music ...
Dance ... Out loud-it is your song...

Listen for ...
That word ... 1, 2, 3 ! There is the weaving
Together of the strands of time to heal
And repair the basket holding ... That dream!
Wrap your cultural scarf around the
Words, as you study the weave ...
... It is connected — listen for it  ... | SLJ

STRESSLA LYNN JOHNSON WAS BORN APRIL 9, 1957 IN PORTLAND, OREGON. HE HAS WRITTEN POEMS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES AS MEANS OF HEALING. STRESSLA IS A MEMBER OF THE OSP EDITORIAL BOARD.