Dreaming Our Way to a Thriving World - Community Share

Community Creative Marissa Morrow shares their thoughts on Dreaming Our Way to a Thriving World.

Welcome to the series here on my Substack, Community Share. I am inviting those who wish to share their hearts and souls in relation to a specific topic. The Series began on Juneteenth with the first topic: Dreaming Our Way to a Thriving World.

Posts will consist of any creative medium (writing, drawing, painting, ceramics, video, song, podcast episode etc) of their choice to showcase creative dreams, hopes, goals around the topic. 

If you hear the call to participate, please reach out.

Without further ado…

CHANGES

by Marissa Morrow

Shaking spirit lends itself to hope

and I am present.

I am presence.

Present me as I Am.

What remains of their dusty theology?

A world that often forgets itself.

Who are you when Mother cries out in anguish?

I am Searching For What It Means To Be Alive.

Annotated notes of desperation

soak into yellowing pages;

language that feels awkward

on cracked and bleeding lips.

The oxygen of existence is thinning up here

yet I sit,

sharp edges

glued together

with intentionality,

heartbreak touched by humanity.

Charles and I sing

about going through Changes in our lives.

Author: Marissa Morrow

Bio:

Marissa Morrow (she/her) is a photographer and poet living in Denver with her husband and two cats. Her photography has been featured in The Collab. magazine (2018) and she enjoys taking portraits of couples, families, artists, and bands both for fun and as freelance work. While poetry is more of a personal art for her, she enjoys writing and sharing her poems with her community. She has spent the last seven years in non-profit roles within the direct service and art worlds. As a queer, biracial, Black woman, Marissa is passionate about using her love of cultivating community to support other mixed-race individuals and Queer/BIPOC artists as they journey through discovering their identities and expression.