Tagged: borrow

we can easily

we can easily
rely on one another’s
comfort food to make

it through, borrowing spices
whose names we need not pronounce
.
20220921:1545
y

sitting one out is

sitting one out is
also a form of self-care –
resistance always

takes the form of community,
borrowing and returning
.
20211102:1818
y

in times of crisis,

in times of crisis,
we build a community –
to borrow and share

sugar, flour, this rake, our
best pruning shears, a pitch fork
.
20210112:1923
y

at the end of the

at the end of the
day, i might come over for
coffee, you’ll knock on
the door for
a hammer, we will
exchange all
of the familiar
things without
touching the places
that are sore
.
20201104:1809
y

the new year arrives

the new year arrives
like old math. we carry
over more than we
care to admit and
borrow old memories
from those who’ve
remembered for
us, with no obligation
to pay them back
.
20190101:1209
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: math

we borrow life for

we borrow life for
a little while, taking care
not to overstay
.
20170518:2308
y

we are always and

we are always and
never safe,
borrowing the
invincibility of
childhood for one
recess longer
.
20151029:0741
y

we lend each other

we lend each other
despair in small packets, but
mostly, happiness
.
20130401:0846
y