Tagged: length

friendships are measured

friendships are measured
by the length of time it takes
to finish a good

cup of coffee – the short and
long of it is anyone’s guess
.
20220926:2122
y

we will own being

we will own being
someone’s child for as long as
possible – with all

of the advantages that
accompany belonging
.
20220423:1922
y

pain stretches across

pain stretches across
all distances – we pretend
we can shake it off

while rounding this marker or
that marker – it ain’t that easy
.
20220106:2029
y

in our moment of

in our moment of
silence, we
cannot fathom
the length
of injustice
.
20200604:2117
y

perhaps home takes the

perhaps home takes the
longest time to bloom, holding
back for years, even

decades, before suddenly
revealing itself – here i am
.
20190829:2039
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: revealing

this gap we call the

this gap we call the
weekend has lengthened – do you
feel it in your bones?
.
20180525:0803
y

back when we used to

back when we used to
exchange letters, everything
was more – like meeting

in grand central this november,
recalling the length of your hair
.
20171210:1637
y

you said time spent in

you said time spent in
microgravity lengthens
the spine, so that an
astronaut freshly waking
up to take the helm
would have to readjust
the rear view mirror
to see that the
world may appear
worse off than it
really is, find
new strength
.
20161226:2322
y

i no longer wait

i no longer wait
as if there were a time limit
on the in-between
.
20161028:2307
y

maybe it is as

maybe it is as
you say –
the unfamiliar
becomes familiar
after some time.
and so,
when i look
at you, every
atom intentionally
turns
three-quarters
resistant, enough
to preserve that
mystery, stay
inescapably
enchanted
.
20161003:2207
y