Tagged: commitment

reality and

reality and
perception scratch at each other’s
surfaces without

ever committing towards
going any deeper than this
.
20230321:2125
y

thirty-odd minutes

thirty-odd minutes
after midnight, the neighbors
launched half-a-dozen

fireworks, determined to
light the way for santa’s sleigh
.
20211225:0724
y

we are showing up

we are showing up
differently in this moment,
for once,
twice, and as
we are called,
for every time –
commit to memory
the color,
the volume,
the depth,
the shape
.
20200611:1413
y

perhaps love goes hand

perhaps love goes hand
in hand with fear – i would love
to take another

bite, but laces and zippers
and new commitments, to boot
.
20170603:2251
y

looking and not

looking and not
looking is an art
you can’t do
either without
some form of
commitment
.
20160726:0754
y

today’s devotion –

today’s devotion –
tomorrow’s heartache

today’s persistence
tomorrow’s disappointment

today’s allegiance –
tomorrow’s remorse

today’s commitment –
tomorrow’s regret
.
20140215:1120
y

commitment is a

commitment is a
chocolate bar,
molded to
break, easily
snap, into
mouth-watering
convenience.
who says i have to be
a chocolatier to
design so much
indulgence.
depending on
your melting
point, i’ll
let you savor
the taste
.
20130604:2158
y

from the curves of our

there is a moment

there is a moment
when you
find yourself
committed
to a rainstorm.
that commitment
is a meadow, and you
are leaning over
to catch each
unsheathed blade
.
20110411:2147
y

four a.m., and doubt

four a.m. and doubt
swings on the
hinge between
wavering
commitments:
to sleep,
to wake,
to waste not
another minute
on an imaginable
snow day
.
20110202:2018
y