One White Man’s Spirit

White Men

are Spirits

Some seem static — perhaps stuck

Some flowing

with the windswept smoke

-

The Spirit of One White Man

may intersect

with Others

Whether attacking

Sharing

Intersecting in Part

Overlapping Spirit(s) then

-

Tis easy

to sashay in place

a Spirit

at Peace

No Need

for Stirring

of the Brew

- or

To Be in Battle

with(in) Oneself

Churning, Spiraling

seemingly

out of Control

-

Tis Much Harder

to Struggle

with the Demons

The Trauma of One’s Being

- Tis Much Harder

to Confront

one’s Soul

Struggling Within

Pushing Outward

(trying to) Reach

Beyond

Towards