I have a poem about the small moments
and how they become a life
but it is so real that it sits in the drafts folder indefinitely …
An epic
War and peace
Homer’s Iliad
Not so much in the words themselves – it’s not long – but in rather, what it reveals insightfully about me
Probably only to me
But still
No wonder people shorten such things into a life story that reads more like a resume
Schooling
Marriage
Kids
Workplaces
Accomplishments
A few different interests
Dinner party topics, safe, dreary
You see the trouble with small and true, (or poetry)
is
that it includes detail
And detail is not embellishment
Detail is a zoomed in integral piece of puzzle
And in handing over all your details
You show yourself uncovered
Which is why most tend to run with
Schooling
Marriage
Kids
Workplaces
Accomplishments
A few minor interests
12/4/22
