Tagged: learn

more often than not,

more often than not,
we are learning the rules as
we go, trying hard

not to stumble, not to live
into our imposter syndrome
.
20230221:1916
y

we pickle turnips

we pickle turnips
generously, so that we are
never left without
.
20230208:2032
y

new neurons bump

new neurons bump
into older neurons,
triggering mental and
muscular gymnastics,
stumbling across
the language of liszt’s
la campanella,
accepting that
a mountain is taller
than a mountain
.
20221111:1157
y

when every other

when every other
street involves an incline, you learn
to pick your corner

turns more wisely until peeking
is no longer required
.
20221102:1248
y

in stages, we learn

in stages, we learn
to let go, understanding
we live cyclically
.
20220420:2002
y

both/and to the nth

both/and to the nth
power for we only love and
learn in shades of gray
.
20220325:0805
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and still, we are not

and still, we are not
spending enough time looking
back to inform the

present, let alone the future,
doomed to make the same mistakes
.
20220228:2055
y

i don’t understand

i don’t understand
this yet, but i want to, i don’t
understand this yet,

but i want to, i don’t under-
stand this yet, but i want to
.
20220219:1237
y

after all this time,

after all this time,
and icarus, we still long
for wings – as if we

could ever learn from someone
else’s mistakes, resist bruising
.
20210911:2006
y

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
.
20210603:2036
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