Maui

“Maui”

by Nicole Costa

Maui

You may have stolen

The heart of Te Fiti

But

You restored my heart

Gave it back to me

Just when I think

That it’s over

You soften my heart

We start over

Every time

I thought about leaving

You blessed me

I kept on receiving

Taught me

Your bloody history

And

Polynesian mythology

Allowed me in

Your sacred space

To me you gave

The rest of place

Iao streams

My bathing pool

Refreshed my mana

With warriors souls

You taught me

Your tongue

You gave me

The apple of my eye

A son

To soften this kine

Pure aloha divine

You’ve humbled me

To serve again

Impelled by love

I’ll go again

A trusted source

My old time friend

Gave me

The gift of medicine

Lomi penetrates

Deep into my bones

Revealing the past

Mana is cleared

Wiping the slate

My story ends here

From out of the vast

Turtle spirit appears

Now I hear her

Calling me home

In spirit she whispers

You have never

Been alone

Return to the forest

Return to the sea

You are being called

Again

Return now to me

My life has been

A life of constant change

But one thing always

Remains the same

The rending of my heart

When I hear the call

The echo of your voice

Unto my soul

If you spread your wings

You will not fall

Remember

Said the man

On Kapa’a shore

You have ties here

You’ll be back

Again for more

As I sit

On the same shore

Again

I’m missing you

My magical friend

Beyond Hana

My hanai

All I’ve come to love

I leave behind

As I set sail

The Pono Kai

I answer your call

Enter the portal

In the nick of time

Alone in the flesh

The Ancestors

By my side

We are still here

So are you

You’ve survived

How many times

Will you survive

Before you value

This gift of life

A golden

Name tag reminder

In the wreckage

You found her

In the fires

That we faced

I watched you

Laid to waste

One day

You will return

To first nation

Trust me

Believe

Not by war

By peace

We cannot come

In anger or fear

We must come

From a place of love

Let go

Rise above

It’s time

To heal ourselves

The power

We have together

Is Lahaina strong

When we stand

In aloha

We can’t go wrong

Maui

I raise my voice

To speak for thee

Through song

My poetry

E kala mai

(I let go, I resolve)

Aloha kakou

(greetings between you and I)

Mahalo nui nui

(thank you very much)