Tagged: learning

you sound like my mom

you sound like my mom
is the best compliment of all –
this is how we grow
.
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it’s not like riding

it’s not like riding
a bike, learning to love again
is more like getting

on a unicycle, bearing
an extraordinary weight
.
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grandma’s recipe,

grandma’s recipe,
lost and found, learning a new
dance, led by your hands
.
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between a rock and

between a rock and
a hard place are usual
lives in similar

circumstances – learning to
pivot is a camouflage
.
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on the tip of your

on the tip of your
tongue are words you save up to
say, like a demure

posy, a surprise learning
to become so familiar
.
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i don’t know how to

i don’t know how to
be a proper human, i make
little notes on how

to conduct myself, scratch out
wins, circle losses with a

bruised marker, i catch
myself staring at myself,
there’s no turning back
.
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we are learning to

we are learning to
pack our days so that nothing
leaks – or maybe not
.
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