Opal

Opal Julie Marie Hoey ©2022 it holds fires within its own fire   soft graceful delicate robust   expert in sparkling and shining with poetic colors   rhythmic vibrant energy radiant   to be—to be shared its breath...

Poison

a coat hanger in out hearts your religion a false bridge in to your greed and power hour after after hour you devour our basic health evil stealth slithers in with poison eliminating our innate choice in freedom   we know it’s just the start of contradictions...

Home (Is Burning)

Rome is burning London is burning DC is burning   we are all burning melting flooding eroding   still we are apathetic squander energy elect officials whose lies ineptness repeated denials repeated denials         ...

Right

Julie Marie Hoey ©2022 we do not want to be rightwe do not want to be leftwe want to be in the middleof our livesof our destiny it is rightto stand with sistersnot to dismiss themwe are not invisiblethough you strive to make us soforce us to our deathsunder the guise...

The Source

Julie Marie Hoey©2022 the source is inthe path you walkgently relievingthe Spanish mosshanging from limb after limblength after lengthof celadon greensmokey and smolderingin the dense humidity ofthe breath of the south leaves, lace-likedelicately brushedwith shadow...