In Orange Country

In Orange Country

I am free

to read what I like

to ignore my dislikes

believing

I am a truth-seeker

In Orange Country

if it is published

shouted from a podium

broadcast live

or cast as a meme

with graphics and rhymes

glorified

then surely it is truth

The pundits are gods

In Orange Country

I am too weary

to resist

the distraction

of entertainment as news

I feel right

and wronged

sitting on my couch

I feel justified

In Orange Country

my parents rejoiced

when I was born

never guessing

my destiny

as consumer

I borrowed

to buy

I am blessed

In Orange Country

All things

packageable

were invented for me

Convenience is a boon

In Orange Country

My heart’s desires

have atrophied

Choice is a habit

I have failed

In Orange Country

I must rise

to the remembrance

of the person

I was meant to be

discard the binding

of social conformity

recover the promises

of Creation

hear the whisper of worms

the judgment of the future

I can become again

Failure is a habit

to be defeated

I believe

I am not alone

I am not alone

I am not alone

Lelanda Lee 2-24-17

Inquiry: How does a heart freeze?

Inquiry: How does a heart freeze?

Fact: A bubble
surrounded by cold air
freezes
One moment fragile enough
to burst
at the exhalation
of my breath
pushing
thoughts into words
to dissipate into nothingness
hiding in the atmosphere
rejoining the air around it
around me

Declaration: I am here
I affirm
It is the cold that makes it so
frozen into solidity
now fragile in a different form
which I can see
regret as it breaks
into recognizable pieces
that just lay there
until the sun warms
the pieces
transforming them into
water
subliming
bit by bit 

Conclusion: After all
the end is the same
nothing lost
or gained
For a fleeting moment
I observe
There is too much nature
to grasp
too much equilibrium
to own
Will I solidify
frozen into opacity
in icy solitude
will Love
feed me
transform me
into water
and
a suitable meal for worms
Will I fly off
into ethereal spirit
separated
from this brief
called Life

Exegetical Query: For whom will it matter?

Lelanda Lee 2-23-17