Tagged: humankind
we dabble on the
we dabble on the
fringes of conversation,
finding our ways in
and out, not without looking
to one another for support
.
20230315:1850
y
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
.
20230303:1654
y
maybe leveling
maybe leveling
up requires a sacrifice,
a death for which we
need not grieve –
we are practicing
taking off our
armor in front of
each other, one
heavy piece at a time –
the sudden lightness
unbalances us
.
20230302:1710
y
hidden within the
hidden within the
seven wonders, the wonder
of man’s yearning, the
persistent pursuit of long
life, of immortality
.
20230219:2359
y
you never know what
you never know what
floats folks’ boats – some set their sights
for the rivers, some
look to the skies, and still others
stop short to settle on pinecones
.
20230217:1820
y
expectations and
expectations and
reality crash
hard, depending
on the table you’ve
set. perhaps the
conversation only
flows when you
have all the right
condiments
.
20230215:1820
y
we pretend not to
we pretend not to
be too, too competitive,
straight-faced through the wins
.
20230214:2035
y
the things people come
the things people come
up with and don’t come up with
as some of us watch
.
20230213:2235
y
we were head over
we were head over
heels hooked on making each other
laugh, if that is not
platonic soulmate-making
stuff, then we don’t know what is
.
20230101:2218
y
there’s a stark difference
there’s a stark difference
between the first and second,
sometimes fifth, time you
play a game – we all dabble
in rule interpretation
.
20220726:1803
y