Tag: recovery
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Sunset
I came late to the beach After the sun had set for some time Only a trailing red light near the edge of the horizon that left a memory that it was there And I felt peaceful And regretted missing the sunset But knowing the sun would have burned my fragile skin Knowing it was…
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The digits of pi
I was reading an article online about how they calculated the digits of pi They used to approximate it by using a polygon with so many sides that it could resemble a circle, like a 29,000-gon And I think from someone looking at it they might think it was a circle and not just a…
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The transform cycle
In tarot cards, they tell a story. It starts with the fool card who goes off on a journey A card it meets on the way is the wheel of fortune: this is where the fool experiences the ups and downs of life, teaching us that neither good nor bad fortune is permanent The last…
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Some cages
Some cages aren’t made of bars of steel They’re made of rays of light and hope As I reach to touch the untouchable love My arms stretch and stretch until I’m numb And my arms turn into bars And the shadows between the lights that blind me Cage me in It’s not so much that…
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Ultraviolence
Some people are afraid of change Afraid of the meaning of me I dreamt I was chased by a man with his knife I woke up and it felt so real right now Why does it feel so real? I want to ask you why Why why why Why did it take so long to…
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Into the wild
You’re a god And I’m a non-believer It doesn’t matter anymore does it Desire and you Me and waiting He said he blacked out He sank his teeth into my soft side As if it was the last supper The last time my text would light up his screen The last hope he’d have before…
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The runner
Did she teach you how to run with the dogs With stray animals with the unwanted Dogs that want to go back to the woods and mountains and meadows back into the wolves they were Did you chase after her When you discovered that she left you behind How she left the back door ajar…
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It was
It was the best of times It was the worst of times These were the days of despair Yet the season of hope Unspoken love and broken promises I made a cup of coffee this morning So I could sit alone at the window And consider The philosophy of peace Of insideness of emotion Like…
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Depth
I went to the new condo build today I walked around the empty pristine rooms I couldn’t stop the shadows of a family that never was from moving in Girls running around A partner sleeping here In sadness I closed the door and carried out different plans I walked by a playground outside I came…
SUBLIME COURAGE 