thich nhat hanh said,
there's no separation between self and other
my filipino roots tell me,
it's kapwa
interconnectedness
we delight in each other
as we spin something
from joyful hope
i praise the fresh air
and summer rain,
allow the tree oil
to soak through my skin
to the ends of my fingertips and toes
breathe and feel my smallness,
breathe and feel our bigness
