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What 2020 Taught Me
Caring about and loving one another like our very lives depend on this fiery fuel may be what allows us to stay human, sane,...
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Angels Lift All of You
You no longer
Lash out at me
With your viper
Tongue.
The spittle of
Jealous
Resentments
Escape
Late at night
In the early
Spring.
Your wounds
My Inner critic
My wounds
Your inner bully.
Angels lift all...
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Break Through
Bursting through the surface
An imaginary seal between surf, cold air
After swimming too long among
predatory sharks lustfully hunting
Shiny illusions that distract
from
Deeper hungers
Teeth grinding
Resentments
Birthed inside
Womb Abandonment.
Instigate...
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Be Kind to People You Think Least Deserve Kindness
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
—Lucius Annaeus Seneca Several years ago on a summer’s day, I noticed a...
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Expecting Ice Cream at the Furniture Store
For years I convinced myself that if I became the absolutely most perfect human being, I could get the approval, love, and respect of...
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Out of Pocket, Powered Up
Seek connection, not attention. It lasts longer.
—Wesam Fawzi This morning I woke up to a black screen on my cell phone that had been plugged...
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Lungs for Life
Refusing to grieve is like avoiding
That belly expanding intake,
suppressing a huge sigh,
Fussing at the chaotic surface
Of shallow spasms.
Grieving is deep breathing.
Body breathing is living.
Living...
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Common Senses
Back muscles ache.
Hunger pangs.
A stuffed, bloated
Tummy, eating
Feelings of hurt, loss, grief.
Mind busy blathering
Thoughts Distract
From wobbly knees,
Heat of a cracked heart.
Cool breath inhale
Hot puff anger...
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Autumn Rose
Surrounded by
Colorful leaves
Fluttering away
From their stable
Tree branch homes,
A brief liberation
Before lying down
Layered crimson, burnt red, golden
Blankets on the
Ground beneath,
You
Bloom
Above.
Pink Beauty
Awakened,
Humbled
By Rain.
Are you
Whispering a tender
Prayer...
