Journey to Ixtlan

“Tears to the Earth” is another poem about breadth of love across barriers constructed by society.


Tears to the Earth

When sorrow weeps in gulfs too far
between those who are meant to meet
enchantment spurned for decency
by a society that knows not of love
the rules set high are evil's child
when tears could flow for joyous cause

this is my wish for those with chance
to find another dear to their heart
no matter the form the other has
if both consent to the embrace
the world should choose let it be
instead of decrying biology

Procustes would have his say
perhaps he does when some object
only one blueprint will comply
meld the flesh to set way
the bed of iron with options set
this or that, no mix or match

puzzle pieces are thought to fit
only one way to reveal true love
if the box is only picture viable
sadly nature is more complex
tapestry changing as lips touch
gender is second to love's embrace

when passion struggles to find its own
the match of souls have need of more
beyond the sorrows of dogma's text
the path forward must be had
the tears imparted to the earth
should be of joy sprung from love.

© 2017, Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20170303.

I don't think I'll figure out relationships.  I mean those of all types...  and I suspect it is half my stuff and the other half a lack of references.  I don't know what they've been through or how they communicate with others.  I just have my hangups and the way I've done things.  The end result is that I struggle to relate to other.

I had an interesting Facebook dialogue today! A really neat friend was commenting about the shadow side of the image empowerment movement. The “big is beautiful” carries with it the shadow of “thin is bad”. My friend said the following wise words:

Agreed! I do find diversity education to be a weird animal. We are taught to celebrate diversity (differences) and see it as a plus instead of a minus. I said that there is a paradox in appreciating differences. Imo differences are embraced when are keenly recognized, and then lovelingly ignored. This seems to be at odds with the forms of diversity training that strive to keep the diversity in everyone’s faces.

My wife and I were talking about British attitudes displayed through the Dr. Who series. Captain Jack tounge wrestles with the guys and interracial dating / marriage is just part of life. These are accepted as part of life and the events of the show operate around them. This acceptance seems to be different from the American "ignoring the elephant in the middle of the room" version. Differences, when truly appreciated, become the norm. Thin and fat are equally beautiful because they are equally accepted, even while being recognized as different in their own way. I find the wide range of friends to be most comfortable when I appreciate them for their differences, and then move onto the important parts of being friends.

My friend hit the nail on the head with her reply, which I really need to quote here!


Right on! The catch-22 is that communication of differences, their history and past challenges, is a good thing, but too much focus maintains separation. The trick is to know when acceptance has been achieved and a badgered focus is no longer necessary.