Rock & Rose

In the quest to “find” myself I’ve resorted to getting “lost” somewhere else.

My first solo trip in 2017 revolutionized my self image. On a whim, I booked tickets to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in a country 9hrs away- Reykjavik, Iceland.

I instantly fell for this city, swept away by the clash of street art amongst idyllic nature. It nurtured the duality of feelings I experienced on the path to self discovery.

But rather than choose, ripping one half up like a weed, I let both grow.



“The Rock & The Rose”

I exist in a country of contradiction
with two warring houses
the Rock and the Rose

One lives in a state of insecure resistance
defined by the shadows it cast
defied by mere gravity-
never knowing how to get up and roll

The other blooms under the heat of her own sun
through the photosynthesis of courage to confidence
where there is beauty in her fragility-
there is strength in her thorns

For now, I will apprentice the gardener
to nurture the seed that's been sewn
For even a lone weed will bud a flower
by finding the cracks in the stone