view2022/9/22 #poetry
Or you could just sit there
act like it wouldn't matter anyway
say that you aren't giving up because in order to give up there would have had to be a chance and there was no chance
You could say it hardly matters
that everything is insignificant anyway
and your personal struggles are petty and meaningless
and easy enough for anyone else to ignore
so they should be just as easy for you too
You could say that since you aren't going to die
or be permanently injured
or even go hungry for a few days
that you don't have anything to complain about
and that the truth is it's fine
even if it feels unbelievably wretched
Or you could say basically the same thing but take the action anyway
since it doesn't matter you may as well
even with no chance you can do what you can
and if that feels wrong
it's because
it did matter after all
view2022/9/21 #poetry
On the other end of the spectrum we have
busy
I can't say I have a lot of experience with it
but no matter how I parse it
it seems to be a negative frame for what may sometimes be a
neutral or positive thing
but often it is
as negative as it sounds
not enough time for the important things
the enjoyable things
the worthwhile things
I don't have much experience with it
I can't say I understand
but I hear that people use it
to keep their minds away from the pain
the disappointment
the past that they don't want to deal with
or sometimes just the emptiness
all of which pay dividends once you get through them
and that avoidance would explain why
they don't set things up in a way
to prevent being overloaded
and to have that space to be
If I ever am too busy
so that I have to put off
those things that I should do
or want to do
or also need to do
I get out of sorts
I don't let it last very long
I make it so I am not so busy
and get to spend time without
that harsh
wire thin
margin of error
view2022/9/20 #poetry
On top of the hill with the lonely tree
I like to sit and read
It's nice in the shade
with the gentle breeze
and no one bothers me
I don't like to think about the time
I just get lost in the ideas
the pages turn
the day goes by
the moon starts to climb
into the sky
view2022/9/19 #poetry
Everywhere, take it with you
everywhere that you go
never should you be without it
it's not something you can outgrow
even when you are in motion
traveling close or to lands afar
all the while it's your companion
more constant than your guiding star
with it you are sure to prosper
this is why it must be kept
up to chance is life without it
bring it along, no except
view2022/9/18 #poetry
Here in this room I have found
just being able to simply exist
without the need to deal with all those things
I left in another place
is no loss of anything I know
from day to day
and I could be
anywhere
with my simple needs met
and I would enjoy
view2022/9/17 #poetry
Sometimes it hits you and you don't know why
like it came out of nowhere or fell from the sky
you might try to deal by closing just one eye
but you've got to rest or you'll probably die
you just want to find a place to lie
to nap while maybe an hour ticks by
trying to resist makes you want to cry
so you give in with a great big sigh
and drift off without need for a lullaby
view2022/9/16 #poetry
Every little effort
to make their story shine
those writers work their buns off
to give sparkle to every line
it really does show
all that work they put in
because you really can't stop watching
once you begin
each an every second
worked down to a tee
they each move the story forward
scenes as short as they can be
It really isn't magic
just hard work and know-how
and it helps that there's hardly anything
their budget won't allow
view2022/9/15 #poetry
I didn't know what I was doing
I had thought I'd had a plan
Turns out it wasn't worth pursuing
It'd be worse than when I'd began
You could get along just fine
with any path you tread
as long as you stay on it
you'll surely move ahead
But if you switch too often
you'll always start anew
your final destination
will be always out of view
view2022/9/14 #poetry
Without responsibility
everything gets scattered to the wind
what else can keep one connected to the earth?
responsibility to oneself at the least
will move some things along
responsibility of one sort or another
is the pivot that almost all our decisions
revolve around
and you take it anew
every time you fulfill
each step
view2022/9/13 #poetry
You put them over your ears
and the sounds go away
all the noise fades
you get space for your mind to play
They press against your head
firm but not too much
without the sense of hearing
you're more sensitive to things like touch
Every breath and every swallow
can be heard as plain as day
it's as if your head were hollow
just as all your friends like to say
Go on bellow out
I'm impervious to your blast
I can see you mouth articulating
but the sound waves just move past
It's not a perfect silence
but it's the best that I can find
without the cacophonous onslaught
I feel much more kind