This is possible.

to let go

is possible.

to have a different relationship to the place you live

lands you inhabit

this is possible.

deciding collectively 

to end private property

create collective commons

shared spaces to gather, grow, generate

together

this is possible.

breathing life into communal care

for one another

for all living beings

to see.know.sense.

ecological entanglement

cultivating wonder

life and affirming care

this is possible.

in fact 

in many places and bodies 

this kind of breath and this kind of living 

has never stopped.

racialized capitalism can surrender 

wave the white flag

the “united” states can be reimagined

the entire business of private and property can end

this is possible.

then all would call her by her name:

Turtle Island.

take a breath

pause

let any thoughts

settle

slow body

slow mind

start small, start locally

start in your body

then expand.

if fear or confusion arises, frustration or doubt or cynicism

or a million questions about details and challenges and barriers

try to hop into the driver’s seat

acknowledge them with love, appreciation, compassion

witness these emotions with the patience and kindness of a gentle grandparent.

this poem is not a practice in figuring out the details

the details have been colonized

this is not the moment to make a business plan

or spreadsheet 

or to-do list.

wait

breathe

reconnect 

organic plans will arise 

truths will emerge

this moment

an experiment

opening space and time and possibility 

an occasion of wonder and enchantment

notice what arises

when the body rests inside possibility.

these are right sized steps towards

this moment.

this is possible.¹