Tagged: control

there are layers to

there are layers to
feeling invisible and
a fine line between
striving to be
heard and choosing
silence over time.
in servitude, we hand
over control
and cling to it at the
same time, dangling
precariously
.
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how easily we

how easily we
spiral into control, or
the worst versions of

ourselves, believing we could
contain these minor implosions
.
20200420:2025
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as the haves splinter

as the haves splinter
into haves and newly have-
nots, we are humbled,

no longer pretending to
have the answers, be in control
.
20200323:2227
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friday night, knowing

friday night, knowing
that we are not in control is
the most of control
.
20161209:2258
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time is of little

time is of little
consequence to pandora’s
box – between now and

later, we can practice control,
but it’s all a deferment
.
20161108:0737
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there are aches that can

there are aches that can
drag you across one hour
into the next and

the next – during which you realize
you were never in control
.
20160914:2337
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i have come for the

i have come for the
weapons you casually
sharpen over break-

fast, complete with a perfect
semblance of control, loosed words
.
20160912:0750
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laughter is still the

laughter is still the
best medicine as we strap
in, hang tight, and wait

for another communal ride,
aisles and aisles of decisions
.
20160603:0759
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departures are slow

departures are slow
releases –
even with a
steady hand on the
valve, it takes
heart to control
the flow
.
20160509:2121
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under pressure, we’d

under pressure, we’d
like to think that we can still
choose to be graceful –

i am counting to ten, deep
breaths, a hiccup escapes
.
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