Tagged: layers

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
.
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winter tries to get

winter tries to get
its act together – a sharp drop
in temperature,

strong winds, and as we bundle up
in layers – naw, just kidding
.
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there are always more

there are always more
layers to the landscape than
we give credit to –

it takes intention and longer,
much longer pauses to see it
.
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in mama’s garden,

in mama’s garden,
the camellias wake up before
anyone else, stretch

towards the sun in their winter
layers, waiting to go out
.
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march catches me off

march catches me off
guard, gloves, hat, two scarves and a
tweed coat, hanging on
.
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the city learns to

the city learns to
layer in the same way clouds
bunch together, prays

for just enough rain to wash
away extraneous layers
.
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beneath all that snow

beneath all that snow,
several more layers, waiting for
their day in the sun
.
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family is a

family is a
kind of layering – more is
required for winters
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: layering

we build up new layers

we build up new layers
of memories to insulate
the old, not replace
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: insulate

who schedules

who schedules
and builds
the layering within an
onion, assembles
each membrane
with the fleshy
parts, alternating
resistance
and tears?
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: alternating