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
The Countdown to Death
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 are Like Sperm
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
Children of the Wind
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
Love Always Loves
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 Ether
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
Worm to Wings
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
The Exodus Begins
The Exodus Begins Lulled to sleep with lovely stories–The pilgrims, colonizers, feastingWith the First People, the FoundersAfter a bountiful harvest … Continue reading The Exodus Begins
Only One Grief
Sadness comes to meIn words from newspapersOr storiesOr lyrics to a songOr memoriesOr haunting violin musicOr images that pierce my … Continue reading Only One Grief
Winnowing
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
One Breath
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
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
Love is Her Breathing Us
I wish I would have rememberedThat love was always in meA light that couldn’t be extinguishedNo matter what happened I … Continue reading Love is Her Breathing Us
Liquid Contentment
Liquid Contentment There is a light in herShe buried itAs a small childFor protection She refuses to let it goAfraid … Continue reading Liquid Contentment
Autumnites
Autumn is the endOf accumulationOf abundanceOf saturationOf profusion The flowering of springRipens in summerTo be enjoyedTo be sharedIn the maturity … Continue reading Autumnites
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