Tagged: hold

basket-weavers are

basket-weavers are
also skilled storytellers,
fluidly making

connections to better hold
us, keep us from stumbling
.
20230123:2048
y

let us hold onto

let us hold onto
abundance longer than we think
is necessary
.
20220610:1354
y

departures come and

departures come and
go as often as arrivals –
we hold on longer
.
20210907:2242
y

we find ways to hold

we find ways to hold
it altogether, stay whole,
compartmentalize –

a juxtaposition for how
we show up in the present
.
20210517:1644
y

if what we hold of

if what we hold of
value cannot be divorced
from the dominant

culture and influence, where
does the line end or begin?
.
20210312:2204
y

the foreseeable

the foreseeable
future forces us to put
our dreams on hold, wedge

our imagination in
dark places, stop breathing in
.
20210226:2106
y

you said let us be

you said let us be
grateful when it arrives, and
do not be even

a little sad when it has
not yet, hold onto the present
.
20171101:2029
y

holding it in

holding it in
requires
surface tension,
a stretched
imbalance
ready to spill
.
20171008:2359
y

every moment, a

every moment, a
balancing act – to breathe, or
to hold one’s breath
.
20170715:2245
y

between holding it all

between holding it all
in and not knowing
how you have held it
all in is the color
of regret, the
shape of
forgetfulness,
as natural
and unnatural
as time
.
20170524:2223
y