You can’t see them
But
I am
Wearing
Some
Beautiful
Earrings
Here from
Palestinian Bethlehem
Holy Land
They are made of wood
and are in a
water drop shape
and have
a decorative inscription
on them in
Arabic
It reads about Freedom
Thank you to the person
who gifted me these
beautiful earrings.
When I wear
these
earrings
that’s why
I felt safe
Witnessed
to leave
the house
On the weekend
I was
Protected
By
Beauty
I was
allowed
to Belong
But it was not only me -
it was also my pain
My pain was allowed
to Belong
to the Beauty too
It was recognised
in the earrings
———
What Totems are able to Contain our Pain as Beauty?
Do you also
Have some
Beautiful Earrings
From
Bethlehem?