Aerik Francis
is a poet & teaching artist, born & based in Denver, Colorado, USA.
I believe in living.
I believe in water
Flowing. I believe
In the universal
In relationships, strong,
Stretching, further than
Belief, as lives do.
I believe in life.
This is a methodology.
This is an ethic of care.
–from _Affirmations Toward Care_ published by Bozalta, Winter 2021