inspiration – ilekso

.intention.

August 29, 2020inspiration, poetryLeave a Comment

our lives are not dependent on chance
they are due to prior circumstance
and each day a choice is presented
to surrender, to falter
or to rise up, to conquer
the second requires intention
and purpose by extension
it requires being mindful
and getting in the flow
like the waxing crescent moon,
we must continuously yearn to grow
soon we will decide
why we are here
to live a life of passion?
to live a life of fear?
each day is a chance
to change our circumstance
may we all act now

.renew.

August 29, 2020inspiration, poetryLeave a Comment

i’ve seen leaves grow
from bare bones
as the mind reawakens
i don’t feel so alone
the days are longer
flowers bloom
bending towards the light
no longer entombed
the sun, it always shines
even with the clouds
do not underestimate the daylight
all that you are is allowed

.roses.

August 6, 2017August 6, 2017inspiration, poetry1 Comment

take a moment

and clear your mind

carefully carve out the thorns

growing down your spine

gracefully gather the roses

blooming among your ribs

and remember

everything is fine

everything lives

.stone.

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017inspiration, poetryLeave a Comment

i could tell that he wanted to mold me

but he didn’t seem to know

that i was less like clay

and more like stone

see it’s not that i am hard

or that i am cold

but i know who i am

i won’t just do as i’m told

.high.

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017inspiration, poetryLeave a Comment

balloons and string

that’s what you brought to me

you set them on the table and you said

where shall we tie all of these

i should have known

you would not wait for a reply

as you tied them to my soul

and to my mind

suddenly

as i looked around

i found that my feet no longer

touched the ground

in july of 1877, a man named L.L. Zamenhof created a language called Esperanto, which translates to “one who hopes”. he wished to bring those from different countries together and create peace among them. during the first world war, a territory composed of many Esperanto speakers was referred to as “an oasis in a desert of destruction.”

in the peaceful language of Esperanto, ilekso means holly. i stumbled upon Esperanto a few years ago while translating my name into different languages, as one may do when desperately trying to create a new username for social media. the history and the meaning behind the language fit seamlessly with my beliefs, my goals, and my practices. and so my new identity was born.

i have come to realize that my purpose in this world is to care for others and to create my own sort of oasis, a space that is safe for everyone to express themselves freely and feel significant in their own lives. i am consumed each day by the joy, love, and beauty in the world and i am determined to spend my life spreading it around to anyone who needs it.

i am ilekso.