view2022/8/3 #poetry
When you need to sigh it can feel so good
so many of the things our bodies do give us pleasure
most of them are subtle pleasures
which don't get credit since we fail to notice
anything that doesn't scream above the desensitizing noise of the
oversaturated, addict making, everywhere-you-turn marketing extravaganza
that is our current food and entertainment industries
it is a raw deal since if we were not so washed out and overexposed
by all that highly stimulating product
we would live inside a pleasure machine
assuming ourselves to be healthy, of course
most animals seem to get to live this way
taking the actions that most please them in each moment
our lives are more complex
at least in terms of social systems and variety of activities
this complexity gives us many benefits
but I'm always trying to gain back what it has taken away
view2022/8/2 #poetry
I don't know if I should be direct with you
I don't want to insult you
and I won't be dishonest
so I'm sort of stuck
because you asked
and well
you suck
you made a mess
of this situation
you caused a plethora of problems
and a heap of frustration
there's really no other word for it
you are a
big fat
hypocrite
but furthermore
I fear
that you know you are
and you just don't care
even when you are aware
that to others
you aren't being fair
It's seriously a bummer
and I don't know who's acting dumber
us for listening to you
or you for giving us the screw
view2022/8/1 #poetry
Half in and all around
You get to choose and you get to live with it
Why the sun doesn't make you dance?
For want of ease
Undistracted and here
Fully
As you were when you hit the ground
the impact so quick
and then sliding seemingly forever
noticing everything
and minding nothing else
Then the sun
Or any other phenomenon
is delight
view2022/7/31 #poetry
Your time, my friend, is at an end
Release you final breath
I will remain with you to tend
your body after your death
Don't worry that you've left much undone
things will go on and with this change
the world will shift and become one
that you would find unrecognizable and strange
There is no reason to hold on
and no way to do so either
a moment hence you will have gone
perhaps to somewhere brighter
Allow this to be as it is
Your struggle will just cause you pain
This is one appointment you can not miss
and there's nothing more for you to gain
view2022/7/30
The day is divided up into parts. The night, which is half of the day. The morning, afternoon, and evening. Other than the night the morning is the longest at a quarter of the day. Then afternoon is from anytime after noon to about the end of a workday, when evening starts. Evening turns to night at sundown. In most places that's the shortest portion. This is very different to how it all feels though. 'Morning the longest part of the daytime? Pshh, impossible! I can barely get a thing done before I must be out the door to get to work, and if you think anything gets done at work before noon you're nuts!' So it goes, morning, for many, is packed with routines and context changes. While time in the morning may be plentiful, free time is often nowhere to be found. It can feel very quick when you're either on autopilot or rushing or just busy.
Evening can feel like the longest part of the day. Often our eveningtimes extend into the night but even without that, having evenings full of free time gives them the impression of being larger than they are.
view2022/7/29 #poetry
Some days are so hard that it seems like you aren't awake
They just wash over you
Numbed from the overwhelm
It takes no effort to go through the motions
and all the effort at the same time
view2022/7/28 #poetry
only with a bit of practice
can you master the skill of archery
things that require precision
or command of vast stores of knowledge
take time
true art,
pure self expression,
requires no skill
it is always an exploration
learning as you go
for skilled artists
the expression sits on top of the skill
the skill makes the expression of ideas easier sometimes
too many highly skilled creators stop expressing anything in favor of making palatable or interesting things for others
things that may still be seen as art but were not made creatively
but only the maker can ever know what went into the making
appreciation is an end unto itself
view2022/7/27 #poetry
Once in a while I like to be intentionally messy when I eat. Get it all over my face & my hands.
Go through the motions of completely relishing the food. Focusing only on the taste & sensation.
Ignore social convention. Put aside cleanliness until later. Let the body have its way.
Once in a while.
view2022/7/26 #poetry
Have you seen the heartbreak machine?
It'll really break your heart, it's mean mean mean.
Doesn't matter if you're old or still a teen
it will efficiently demean
make you feel quite obscene
and all as if it's just routine
it's more menacing than a guillotine
that repugnant heartbreak machine
view2022/7/25 #poetry
Surprise! Things are different now, but don't worry, they'll be different again soon.
Maybe not in such an unexpected way, but different as things always change.
With effort you can encourage a particular change but things will just change again & it's hard to know what you want anyway. At least, if you don't like it, you can always look forward to more change.