Mothertongues
“Mothertongues” - karro moss, february 2022
Performed as spoken word, rap/ hip-hop style. On my personal experience of learning to commune with nature through intuition.
I was once told
this English
language spoken
Could re-open
wounds of
Colonization
on lands Stolen
Desecrated
by the forgetting
of original instructions
Earth’s vibrations
translated
regional rituals
made sacred
through reciprocal
Relations
So I tracethe waters
In my veins
For my ancestors’
names—
those who came
from so many
places far away—
for the sound
of the river
running clear
from the mouth
Of Mother-tongues
From the sea
To the shores
Who called my
Peoples home
Who called my
People whole
So here it is for you
This is the gift I’ve been givenSo I’m re-imbuing healing
With these words
The first timeI heard music
In the forest
I never used a word
Only hummed-and-toned
Reaching for the source
All light flows forth
Prismatic
In its course
Every frequency
In evolution’s key
Colors carrying
Unique qualities
selected by
admirability
Embodied memories
Wisdom and dreams
Of all those
come before
Ancient original
Seed syllables
Blossom on my lips
Resonating bliss
Drink in that Soma
Heal the lineage
Open communication
Soul exchanging
With the spirits,
Trees, and fish
Only to realize
All I’m hearing
Is this-
Re-connection
Reflecting
The universal
language
Of feeling
This is the gift I’ve been givenSo I’m re-imbuing healing
With these words
