Ajijaakwe

Her Land

She sees me, hears my voice, and she wheels, Returns. She knows me as well as I know her Even when we have both discarded our winter robes. She spirals […]

Aji March 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Unearthed

My spirit lists at a negligent angle, propped now against bone like a fencepost unearthed and left to find support where it may. It will right itself, but not until […]

Long Shadows

Above It All

Freedom is being above it all, floating so high Even a zoom lens can’t bring you back down to earth. ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHT AJI WINGS, […]

Standing In the Light

All you need is enough space for your feet And next thing you know You’re standing in the light. ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHT AJI WINGS, […]

Spring Regalia

If You Speak

If you speak and no one hears you Did you really say anything? The world says no. Speak anyway. ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHT AJI […]

A Clan. A Name. A Gift.

Intersections

Life is not linear. An endless straight line leads nowhere; following it accomplishes nothing. In tandem, we cannot see the other. Parallel lines are only the sum of their parts. […]

At Home

When the world seems very big and you feel very small When the world refuses to make space for you Find your own space between the lines And make yourself […]

Divination

Water frozen Crystal ball A snow globe that’ll tell your fortune Lines and bones and runes and shadows Divination, prophecy Even now the light encroaches In premonitory alchemy. All […]

Aji January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

What the Small Hawk Knows

Farolitos

The Tears of Winter

The tears of winter are fine-spun gold, wept by sleeping spirits for a world walked on, for what the newborn year will see. All content […]

The Geometry of Winter

Winter is all about the angles. On a practical level, it’s not about the rays, the radians, the degrees; it’s all about how much you can fit into them before […]

Free

Some days, the world feels very big — a vast empty expanse of harsh and punishing terrain, a place where no one finds a welcome. It’s true that there are places […]

Gathering Storm

It’s a good metaphor for the whole world right now: a gathering storm. So much bad out there, growing every day, and growing closer, too. So much fear. So much […]

Nowhere

It’s a gate that opens onto nothing, a road to nowhere. What do you do, where do you go, when the space between is all there is? […]

Into the Storm

It’s a long road, full of twists and turns, peaks and valleys. It’s the only road. And sometimes, the only way forward is into the storm. […]

In the Spaces Between

In the spaces between, there is loneliness. In the spaces between, there is fear. In the spaces between, there is confidence. In the spaces between, there is joy. I know […]

Aji January 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

Magic

That moment when you know you’ve made it — When you’ve been allowed to live to see another day. Magic. All content copyright Aji Wings, […]

Negative Space

There are days when it’s possible to see between the lines. Just a glimpse, you understand — portals don’t makes spectacles of themselves. They tend not to waste time appearing […]

To See the Dawn

To see the dawn is a gift of the spirits. It is a truth for any time or season, but now, it carries the weight of being. Existence. Survival. Three […]