Reclaim Dignity

Reclaim dignity

Your open-chested strong-footed

Deeply-rooted mother-gifted

Father-born human-animal dignity.

Noble like a swan,

royal as the thick maned lion

with starlight in his black eyes.

Lift your heart

vulnerable, soft, rent by grief

bearer of joy and peace.

Raise your heart to the morning sun

whatsoever the day may bring,

love or heartbreak

or spirit crushing ordinariness.

Walk in dignity

for it is your nature

let the brittle coat of failures and shame

crack and fall away

and emerge

tender and wise

humble and wild,

the king and queen you have always been.

Your throne this earth

your courtiers the animals and the birds

your crown these jewels of light

rising like fireflies and butterflies

to bless you with winged beauty.

The only response is service

A true king serving the earth

as the earth serves him,

a queen who carries the jewel of presence

with the deep authority of love

building a queendom of wonder

and blowing healing kisses to creation

at every kind step through

this green land of trees and miracles.