Split Tender

By Cristino “Tino” Lagahid

The days have blended together, yet each day holds a different weight.

Although the weight seems unbearable, I firmly honor the light that awaits.

I rise, I bathe, and dress in all parts of my self.

I protect, I serve, and nourish all parts of my self.

The call to the collective, to uplift those most hindered,

Divided by inequities, united by shared hope for the future. 

Being kind to ourselves, and feeling all emotions through, 

Let us tend to our sanctuaries, as we tend to the world anew.

Split Tender is a poem by Kularts artist and administrative manager, Cristino “Tino” Lagahid, on his experience after weeks of “sheltering-in-place” set to footage that he shot while walking the streets of San Francisco.