Tagged: knot
we practice coiling
we practice coiling
rope for the journey ahead –
long or short, no one
wants to wind up stuck, undoing
a knot formed by carelessness
.
20220707:1911
y
in that lumberyard
a hole feels like a
a hole feels like a
knot, is slippery,
gets caught
.
20170817:2215
y
we are at once new
we are at once new
and old threads, learning
to become
tangled and
untangled –
without breaking,
we can carry
so much weight
together
.
20151120:0555
y
because you already
because you already
knew my upper
trapezius, the
new old knot
that visited this
morning needed
no introduction,
only a welcomed
investigation,
new old kisses
.
20151115:1524
y
there’s a knot in the
there’s a knot in the
back, under my right shoulder,
about the size of
a tanka, waiting for you to
break down into syllables
.
20150315:1255
y
november is a
november is a
knot tied at the end
of a teabag filled
with loose leaves from
home, steeping
those mended years
.
20141130:0849
y
on the whole, refrain
on the whole, refrain
from doing harm to one
another –
we are bound
by the same knot
.
20140920:0911
y
histories gather
histories gather
into a knot, pulled tightly
to secure futures
.
20121001:1100
y
most mornings are
most mornings are
spent mending the
thoughts that were
unraveled the evening
before. it takes
a clear mind
to untie these
atomic knots
.
20120923:2143
y
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