light – ilekso

.happiness.

August 29, 2020light, poetryLeave a Comment

yellows and golds
were never my favorite
my world
it was silver and gray
and black
now there is more light
and yellows dance around me
they pick me up
when i am sad
though those shades
linger on rainy days
it is gold that is found
at the end of a rainbow
when the clouds shy away

.hope.

September 24, 2017September 24, 2017light, poetryLeave a Comment

i breathe in
something fills my lungs
it feels like air
but it’s lighter
and it dances
this is hope

.reality.

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017light, poetryLeave a Comment

i wish i didn’t take it all so seriously

but triviality was never for me

what i crave is real

and it exists

somewhere just beyond my reach

but who knows

maybe it’s all imaginary

in reality

.feeling.

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017light, poetryLeave a Comment

there’s this feeling i get

when i look at the sun

or the moon

the mountains across the lake

the light on your face

there’s this feeling i get

when i share something about myself

or know that i am understood

accomplish something great

hear you say my name

each moment is different

yet somehow

the same

i have a lot of feelings

because i feel everything

.lost.

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017light, poetryLeave a Comment

there is a place i like to go

when i’m feeling high

when i’m feeling low

it’s the place i am most aware

the place i am most serene

and if ever i am lost

i think you know where to find me

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.