Tagged: comfort

in between comfort

in between comfort
and condolences are words
that roll across the

tongue like hard stones, tasteless and
deficient, hard to swallow
.
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credit goes hand in

credit goes hand in
hand with critique, side-stepping
the limelight is a

practice nestled in thorny
comfort, self-preservation
.
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puncture, split, and peel –

puncture, split, and peel –
enjoying every moment –
these mandarin days
.
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at arm’s length, we are

at arm’s length, we are
comfortable with offering
one another some

form of blessing. any closer,
and we lose our sheltered cool
.
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sometimes comfort food

sometimes comfort food
is all that one can handle,
second to rising
.
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even after all

(for mom)

even after all
these years, you still have the right
combination of

words, just enough syllables
to lighten every burden
.
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every once in awhile,

every once in awhile,
we get a peek at
the future
of work, comforted
by the thought
that machines will
still need us –
to dream
because we will
need sleep,
to think creatively
because life
is short
.
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perhaps for the first

perhaps for the first
or second or eighty-fifth
time you are exposed
to an unfamiliar
element, something
outside of your comfort
zone, be curious,
ask before you judge
.
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today, you would be

today, you would be
one-hundred-and-two, the spices
of life coloring

your cheeks – your words, the best kind
of comfort, keeping us warm
.
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around the corners

around the corners
of comfort, scabs and scars – that’s
how it’s always been
.
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