Colonies

Poetry for Colonizing

The Inner Gut

A Sanctum

An ecology

My microcosm

Filled with microorganisms

Of the infinite organic

Colonization doesn’t always mean ooppression

But it can

Colonization means establishment of a species

That species can live harmoniously, beneficially

Or can cause toxicity

Can kill

Or live in balance

And when the whole is balanced

Each species is more likely to have its place without taking over

Even those that could, if imbalance existed, cause dis-ease

And so the answer is not to kill but to bring wholeness

An environment conducive to wellbeing

Without taking away anyones freedom to be

We all colonized at one time

Whether we came up on land from the ocean

Or down from space in water droplets

Or migrated ancient eons ago

Or came over on a ship

But I’m here to gently quip

And remind us that all can be welcomed and included

As colonizers

If we disentangle that word from domination

Because the problem is when one species

Or group is out of balance

And causes harm to the whole

We don’t need to eliminate

We just need to come in an inner harmony that naturally balances

Without pesticides

Or war

Without eugenics

Or things that cause our hearts to abhor

Simply by reaching for the wholeness

And creating health in one cell

One human light-being at a time

Transmitting non-locally all of the time

Shine your light

Shine your wholeness

Embrace with boldness

Colonizing your own life with a splendor of diversity

That allows all to flourish in peace

Contribution to the whole

Is a holy goal

And domination will go away

When we focus on contributing in this way

Amen

Aho

Let it be so

By Alicia Kwon Copyright 2025