We have already won. The war was an illusion, a confusion, said Grandmother. As soon as enough of us remembered how to Love, there was no question in which direction the Earth would turn, or how to grow a seed and kiss all of life with our lips. To hug each other awake every day. It was our work then, to bring Love back into the hearts of all people. And Love was irresistible. It always will be.
But it was a time when it took great courage for Love to take root in our souls. There was no other choice, we had no clue where it would take us, where we were going, but we were off, like golden fire birds flying through the night sky. Graceful, Illuminating, Swift, fearlessly determined to awaken the people from their slumbers.
We knew what was at stake, Grandmother said; as she held our small hands to her heart, tears poured down her face like the mouths of rivers, finally, after years of winding down mountains and hillsides, releasing back into the sea.
She deeply exhaled, and said again, we knew what was at stake, and it was too great to lose. So we won.
credits
from Family Tree,
released June 30, 2013
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