The sound of a house When everyone is out I want to hear that As I sit in the chair Wishing my brain wasn’t here The sound of a house When everyone is gone I imagine It would be very peaceful Unfortunately I’m here So … Not so much
Words Building a bridge Walking up steps Sliding down hills Sudden gaping chasms Conversation Between two people Sometimes too awkward To even contemplate So they remain silent Rather then ask words To negotiate The best of a bad situation *tick tick tick …I’m a diplomat at heart but there are some situations that require time, […]
Shrinking will not serve you Hiding cuts off growth We need other people It is difficult at first But always the question circles Am I who I am because that is who I think I am? And if so Could I think myself into a version That Isn’t So Difficult to live inside
Lamp glow sanctuary Rain and wind strike the windows Making me so very glad I live Inside Some people shelter Under bridges Building awnings Hollow eyes A warning Of how quickly the bottom can drop away Walking on this earth We make choices every day To what we give the pieces of our lives Our […]
I have heard your voices Come they one Many Loudly Softly I have bent with the skill of a contortionist And yet I came to nothing that resonated internally So Respectfully I’m only tuning in To one voice now My own *There are a great many people with a great many opinions on how one […]
We are layers upon layers of desire Little desires Cake Wine Clothes Big desires New home New Car You name it There are always a thousand false desires that mask The true desires That wait Agonisingly Longingly Deeply Below the surface of all that churning that breeds contagion of more more more And when you […]
If there was a dearth A ration Less If we were in fact only Given today our daily word Just one Would people use it more wisely Cut the crap The obscene obesity and bloating Over proliferation of vanity That comes from a society That doesn’t value words Would people stop saying amazing And awesome […]
Tonight I did Kayochi (pronounced however you want) I breathed so deep that my head began to float and I moved parts of my muscles I don’t think I have ever had access to That part between my shoulder blades that has been tense for days, is now bouncy My rib cage feels expanded and […]
Where does it come from And where does it go Sliding away The tighter I cling The quicker it moves A fox tail Trailing silk through my arms Charming Then gone Leaving me with a whisper of a thought Just out of reach Sometimes they rhyme But mostly The words breathe And if I’m not […]
When I look I see But what is it? What is me? The mirror in my soul Reflects me The mirror in your soul Reflects me One is in here One is out there Yet whoever it is that I am Is lost As soon as a stone is skipped along the surface If all […]
