By Meesha Johnson
Greetings to the readers! What a perfect day for a celebration! Today marks the birth day of a very special friend who transitioned to the spirit realm some time ago. My friend would have been 37 years old today and I’m sure that if he were still here, there would be a party somewhere to remind all tribal members that this is the day that Jason was born. On April 28, 2012, there was a horrific accident that occurred here on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation that took the lives of two of our Warriors. Although this accident left many of our tribal members with a dark void, there are some who have made the choice to celebrate the lives and the potential of the two young men. As I think back on that day, I too remember feeling betrayed but not really sure by what or whom. I think that often times death or the things we don’t understand has a way of making us feel as though we have no control when we are confronted with situations such as this. The truth is that we have more control than we even know or think we do when we are confronted by adverse circumstances in our lives. When I think about the personality of the two young men, I smile because I think of all of the good times had as a community. I am reminded as well that even during the darkest and during the hardest of times, I am very blessed to be a part of a community that instinctively pulls together to grieve and comfort one another. I see as well that we come together to celebrate the accomplishments that we as individuals make because we are all one.
The poem that I have written entitled “left undone” was my way of gaining control of a situation that I had absolutely no control over. This is a poem that was written after the accident and after reading it, I thought to myself that although I didn’t see it then, I certainly employed a level of control by channeling negative energy in a positive way. I realized that this was a choice that I was able to make and must choose to make every time I am confronted by situations where it feels like control is limited. If one takes gasoline for example, we can see that gasoline can be channeled or used to give power to an automobile. Gasoline can also be used to cause destruction. Gasoline may just sit sedentary and never be used to do anything. Regardless of how it is used, the potential of gasoline doesn’t change.
There are two things that I would like to challenge our readers to do today and every day when you think about it. Challenge number 1 is to evaluate the potential and the control you have in every situation that you are confronted with. Decide to channel the control and the potential you see in a positive way. The second challenge that I shall present us all with is to make the choice to celebrate life. I have always been told and I know from my own experience that life is a gift. What we decide to do with the gift of life is up to us. Celebrate the life of those around you as well because the gift of life doesn’t just happen to us, the gift of life happens through us. Wishing you all an extraordinary day full of peace and a successful journey…Love is love 2015 – Eternity
7/1/78-4/28/12 -Rest in Power
©Meesha Johnson 2015
Gone from this earth with so much left undone
One last chance we needed, just one
If only we knew what tomorrow would bring
So many things that we would have done right without even thinking
Gone with so much left undone
I never got that one chance to tell you just how much you meant to me
I always thought that tomorrow it could be
Gone with so much left undone
I never would have thought that our kids would grow up like you and me
I always thought that your daughter would play with my son
Gone with so much left undone
I never told you how much I admired your style and your smile
I always thought that one day while talking and laughing as we normally do, I would tell you
Mad at me and asking why it took such a long while
Gone with so much left undone
Even now as I think and reminisce, thoughts fill my head of that kiss
A kiss of life left upon this earth for all to behold
Now that you are gone, warm memories suddenly turn cold
So much left for us to say and do
I am still here and the one thing missing is you
This question I ask not sure directed at whom
But what now is there left for us to do
Gone with so much left undone
I never got the chance to show all that you taught me
I always thought that with time I would do or say something and you could see
So many things that we learned from one another
You are not just a friend, but a brother
So much potential in both of us
Suddenly awakened from this nightmare I can see that all is not lost
Your memory, talent, your life is your legacy
Through me you live on, this is what to expect from me
You may have left us with so much left undone but I see an opportunity to pursue
You have left me now with so much to do and this I promise you
Beautiful memories of life and love live in my heart and mind
Gone from this world but not from me because comfort in your memory I always find.
©Meesha Johnson 2015
Bootsy and Angel's Blog 