8/5/00

My life will not be telecast
   no one will ever know the pain that
yoga did not cure
suppressed childhood chatter
  the love never known
and only imagined

take up my whole spirit
   why don't you
never a moment for an independent thought
the courage to be alone
          came too late
always afraid my face
          would fail me
now I know, it is not the face
it's the words, it's the doing
the knowledge, the courage.