Uncertainty Is the crunch of tin foil on the fillings in my teeth Yet I cannot spit The only way is through For now I must chew On all these ineffable feelings My skin wants to shrink Instead it must expand Giving way to all of this unnerving swell Giving it room Delivering myself Unto […]
I love unconditionally But it is a fierce thing Paint stripper Melt down Solvent It radiates like the sun And will burn When required Hurt Just as readily as it soothes If that is what is required at the time It is not always nice Though it certainly can be It doesn’t come wrapped in […]
Morning holds the promise of everything Unlimited potential Stardust remembering stacked to the ceiling By evening all the magic has leaked from my pockets I sit and watch the moon rise The warmth of the stone stairs all that is left Of daytime sun dwindled and gone Grateful. For while more mornings are to come […]
What’s it like to be the black sheep? The odd ball? The one that sticks out? When actually you would rather just roll under the table What’s it like to be naturally high When everyone else feels low – either due to a hangover Or some crap that they ate What’s it like To be […]
I’m a little teapot Short and stout Tip me over pour me out Because that’s what teapots are made for aren’t they? If only humans had the same surety of purpose Designer made Purpose built Instruction manual to hand Then again Where’s the fun in that? I admire people who seem to know what they […]
Heaviness from the future comes rushing like a truck the road narrows in sync with our focus The sky sags in the middle drooping down any minute any minute now it will bust Expectation arrives Runs through the moment leaves us aghast the camera pans focus shot the flowers we planted have roots of rot […]
Routine is chosen Habit isn’t always But if the two work in tandem Transformation happens *header photo of cliffs eroded by time and nature. The beautiful ocean. Bottom of Australia, Margaret River region trip 2018 Older posts you may not have read: https://athousandbitsofpaper.com/2019/12/23/always-stay-humble-and-kind/ Or https://athousandbitsofpaper.com/2020/02/02/waiting-for-permission/
I hear you ask But how? The trepidation Fear Hesitant pause I see it all Why wouldn’t I? I’ve been there before Listen Let my warm hand cover yours Listen My doubt once matched yours But it doesn’t Anymore Because nothing Not locked doors Nor lack Not hard places Difficult roads And certainly not people […]
Why are you writing this Or that Or anything? I write what I need to hear I ask questions And then wait for the reply to appear That’s how it began and that’s how it continues I guess. It’s a system, a process that works. Header photo – old falling down pub Wyandra Qld. More […]
Be careful of the confident step The overloud voice that says You’re headed in the right direction Beware of the puffed chest The broad smile The straight line Clear picture No hesitation Left or right? Stop Please Listen Deeper Beware of the robust, the simply must! The superlative The hyperbole The ad speak ad nauseoum […]
