Tagged: hard
in between comfort
in between comfort
and condolences are words
that roll across the
tongue like hard stones, tasteless and
deficient, hard to swallow
.
20221129:1453
y
drowning doesn’t look
drowning doesn’t look
the way one suspects it looks
every time, it takes
something as hard and soft as
water to appear uplifted
.
20170714:2344
y
we continue to
some things must harden
some things must harden
before they can become soft
again – bread rising
in the oven, calyx bracing
for its petals, hearts clenched
against infection, you
taking a chance
on letting go
.
20130120:1134
y
time is hard
time is hard
around the
edges – the way
i remember you
.
20120619:0911
y
in maintaining
in maintaining
the living,
the hard part is
not knowing
what to expect,
with or without
styrofoam and
sphagnum moss
.
20110606:0919
y
when all else fails, look
when all else fails, look
them in the eye –
most people
have a hard time
seeing themselves
.
20101222:2359
y
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