Tagged: burden

a set of stairs – an

a set of stairs – an
administrative burden
to both knees and wit
.
20210225:1938
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in a row, things can

in a row, things can
more easily be
addressed, ticked
off, cut down – we
practice being
robots, shrugging
off the burden
of humanity
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: shrugging

perhaps bearing wings

perhaps bearing wings
is also a burden, always
mindful of the weight
.
20180129:1927
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being present takes

being present takes
practice –
it’s not so much
about catching
milliseconds
as they pass,
but allowing
them to slip
right through,
unhooked
by this, that,
and the other
.
20161204:2030
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under pressure, we

under pressure, we
can choose to speed
up or slow
down – the moment
is a platform
creaking underneath
the weight
.
20150512:1112
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happiness

happiness
comes with
being
incomplete – on
your toes, one
can leap over
hurdles
and still carry
so much
.
20141013:0102
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the year of the horse

the year of the horse
arrives, jangling –
bounty or
burden –
take a ride
.
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time stretches like a

time stretches like a
bird’s wing –
decisive,
clean,
burdened –
here’s
to eternity
.
20130705:1212
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you ask me for some

you ask me for some
kind of meaning that does not
point to you, i am

marshaling my narrative
gnomes to bury the burden
.
20130116:0106
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when things are not

when things are not
weighed
down, living
becomes
heavier, losing
is a requirement,
and lost just means
you haven’t
gotten there
.
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