Tagged: habit

it’s how dad rises

it’s how dad rises
before daybreak to flush out
the cold water from

the pipes for us – so that we
never have to stop dreaming
.
20151111:0740
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you can’t fight your way

you can’t fight your way
to the front of the train doors
and not budge once you’ve

stepped through – i guess everyone
has their own form of sanity
.
20150515:1045
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waking up in the

waking up in the
middle of the night is
measured by percentage
depletion. my body
knows it’s also running
off of battery
power, and
i’ve been up
so 13% ago – time
to slip back
into bed,
re-finish charging
.
20150414:0853
y

in everything, do

in everything, do
no harm, be intentional,
declare compassion
.
20141122:0827
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because you love me

because you love me
i have fallen
into the habit of
being taken
in, there
are places that
suspicion will
no longer go
.
20140423:0013
y

at the end of your

at the end of your
cigarette is the
sun, rising as it
smolders –
a fleeting
symmetry
.
20131111:0905
y

there is always

there is always
enough gasoline
in the tank, even
when returning
each time is a
losing habit
.
20131110:1158
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a month of sundays

a month of sundays
later, i am attempting
to undo the things

we have done – hands slipping much
too easily into place
.
20130108:1429
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every moment of

every moment of
our lives, we swap
in and out
the things that
bring us comfort.
and while some
resorted to
thumb-sucking
last night, don’t
worry – i won’t tell
.
20121004:0834
y

time is disguised

time is disguised
under multiple
clock faces – as if
we would get weary
of checking for it
.
20120516:0845
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