Enantiodromia
Don’t be afraid, pleaseGive it your allPush the envelope and beholdIt turns into love Take sorrow to its extremeAnd joy … Continue reading Enantiodromia
Don’t be afraid, pleaseGive it your allPush the envelope and beholdIt turns into love Take sorrow to its extremeAnd joy … Continue reading Enantiodromia
Every step I take is toward deathEvery frecking single oneThe countdown beginsFrom the momentWe take our first breathe No one … Continue reading The Countdown to Death
Thoughts don’t originate inside of you They aren’t an idea that surfaces And appears in your mind As if you … Continue reading Thoughts are Like Sperm
The Wind is my saviorAs a child, when she blew through meOut came the sound of laughterAnd I felt light … Continue reading Children of the Wind
This cold winter solstice got me to thinkingThat I prefer solitude to parties and drinking Clear headed and warm in … Continue reading Love Always Loves
Talking to the Ethers The conversations we once hadI now post on social mediaThings I think you’d like to seeEsoteric, … Continue reading Talking to the Ether
Caterpillars crawl and have limited visionFighting others over territory or foodBuilding walls or spacships or AIStuck in their wormy existence … Continue reading Worm to Wings
As I ageAnd life has winnowed outThat which doesn’t fitLike Hallmark holidaysWith manufactured gleeAnd products for self-improvementWith the subliminal messageOf … Continue reading Winnowing
Feel all the feelsSuppress nothingThis is our opportunityTo heal old wounds We’ve been here beforeSince the day we were bornWe … Continue reading One Breath
Seeker of Souls Walking in another’s shoesMeans that we remove oursWe go barefootAnd open-heartedTo absorb their storiesWe try to see … Continue reading Seeker of Souls
Liquid Contentment There is a light in herShe buried itAs a small childFor protection She refuses to let it goAfraid … Continue reading Liquid Contentment
Autumn is the endOf accumulationOf abundanceOf saturationOf profusion The flowering of springRipens in summerTo be enjoyedTo be sharedIn the maturity … Continue reading Autumnites
Ode to Our Fur Babies(and all babies) When angels come to EarthIt is our privilege, our honorOur dutyTo show them … Continue reading Ode to Fur Babies
Joy does not bring lasting reliefFrom feeling the suffering of the worldBirdsong, flowers, dogs playingMight buy momentary reprieveBut Grief often … Continue reading Twins
When she was awakening– She said–“I think I’m going saneBut, it feels real crazyGetting there” When it looked likeShe was … Continue reading Going Sane