know – ilekso

.visions.

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017love, poetryLeave a Comment

i have visions

of your hands on my spine

of your lips on my neck

the both of us refusing

to let the other leave the bed

i have visions

of your mind reading my own

of your eyes looking into places

the ones i have never really shown

to assemble these words i simply thought of you

i guess i just…

wanted you to know

i have visions too

.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

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.