Tagged: ignorance

the robins that built

the robins that built
its nest in the crook of our
white dogwood tree stayed

alert, with squirrels advancing –
no one knew the aftermath
.
20210719:1639
y

part of a balanced

part of a balanced
diet consists of asking
just enough questions

and no more, so that we can
savor the joy in mystery
.
20201227:1708
y

it’ll be some time

it’ll be some time
before we put our heads
under
the water again –
pretend that we are
not also drowning
.
20200628:2351
y

we wish for that card-

we wish for that card-
carrying kind of freedom, not
knowing what we seek
.
20180203:2139
y

three-quarters of the

three-quarters of the
time, i do not know what i
am getting myself

into – and then one-quarter
of the time, there appear you
.
20180126:2045
y

allow us to go

allow us to go
first for a
change –
first to call
it for what it is,
–isms, -ists, -phobias –
and listen.
because unfailingly,
we are the firsts
to call it
for what it isn’t,
to call each other
out, the go-to tool
for those accustomed
to the short straw
.
20171018:0926
y

let us nurture the

let us nurture the
things we do not yet
know of each other –
memories saved in lost
pockets for rainy
days, chapters
that turn up on every
other corner
in the east village,
the strangeness
that only gets
stranger with
waiting – allow
us to earn
more questions
.
20161129:0753
y

in between the sips

in between the sips
we take of one another,
let us bump into

unidentifiable
things, savor uncertainty
.
20161128:0737
y

to some extent, we

to some extent, we
do not want to know any
of the answers – as

if figuring out right or
wrong is an interruption
.
20160913:0351
y

if you look

if you look
the other way long
enough, there may
not be an opportunity
to look back
.
20140619:0813
y