RECLAIM YOUR LIFE

RECLAIM YOUR LIFE

Reclaim your life from the depths of the ocean,
Where it lies in the seaweed, the sand and the foam.
Reclaim your life in a gracious slow motion,
Lost in a world that you walk through alone.

Reclaim your soul from the dogma and nonsense
That reeks through the world like a stale cigarette.
And make your own rules and follow your conscience,
Stifling the shadow of needless regret.

Reclaim your love they say is a sin, and marry the person you damn well please,
Never to live in a counterfeit skin, but thriving despite them, living life to the lees.

Reclaim your wisdom, your pride, and your glory,
Courageous leaders have shown you the way.
The Great Harvey Milk and his grand mythic story,
The Martinas, the Ellens, the Great Harry Hay.

Reclaim your joy from the throes of despair,
Those jagged polar ice caps that freeze flesh and bone.
And wing through this world like an eagle unleashed,
Melting those hearts that were once cold as stone.

Reclaim your life and realize your power,
Gather your forces before it’s too late.
Today is the day and now is the hour
To vanquish all vestige of vengeance and hate.

Reclaim your life from the depths of the sea,
Where it lies crushed and wounded and hopelessly lost.
Reclaim your life in its great majesty,
No matter the effort, no matter the cost.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2009
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED