Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Hi ho, hi ho...

Just at the edge,
My periphery
I feel me
Watching me
 
I smile
Like it's easy
I cry
Like it's difficult
 
Wherefore
Art thou
Equilibrium?
 
I love
The easy days
I love
The hard ones
 
Too
 
I'm just here
Hanging on
To the middle
Like it's my lifeline

Last night
I told my son
I wouldn't cry
I would be strong

Alas
My message
Was all wrong

There is great strength
In vulnerability.
And holding
The sadness of another

Is a gift
Of the heart
It's a type 
Of emotional art

I don't always know
Exactly why
I'm sad
 
But I know it's deep
Deep enough to drown me
If I hold too many tears
If I don't work through my fears
 
I do
Love the Spring though
It's like a mental unplugging
A thawing of my flow

And now
It's off to work I go

 

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Thank You


I met a man 
yesterday
And I am so thankful 
 
Even if 
He's not interested 
In me 
 
He touched 
My life 
And my heart
 
In a way
That I pray 
Will never be reversed 
 
Until yesterday 
I never 
Truly understood 
The power of a hug