Tagged: life
time catches up with
time catches up with
us, meal after meal. we break
bread together, in
community, pretending
to be ageless, no, carefree
.
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from nothing into
from nothing into
something – boyhood, abounding
with energy – life
.
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tucked beneath the train
tucked beneath the train
tracks somewhere in hoboken,
a single stem of
dandelion flowers in the
ruins and rust, persevering
.
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i would prefer to
i would prefer to
not have to respond today, let
the tank be empty
for a minute longer, no,
even longer, just to rest
.
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there are glimpses of
there are glimpses of
not belonging sometimes
especially in the
places where we ought
to, want to, or have long
dug out a space to,
belong. perhaps belonging
is mostly an acquired
taste – with just enough
salt, sugar, or sriracha,
we can get by with ignoring
the necessary blandness
.
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perhaps life is not
perhaps life is not
far from a worker placement
game – we harvest, feed,
harvest, feed, harvest feed, always
before the next grueling round
.
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two out of three and
two out of three and
still, there is anxiety –
life, no guarantees
.
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serenity, life,
serenity, life,
coverage, home health, the hedges
in the yard provide
.
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hidden within the
hidden within the
seven wonders, the wonder
of man’s yearning, the
persistent pursuit of long
life, of immortality
.
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etrog marmalade
etrog marmalade
happening on the stove this
morning, countless seeds
collected in a bowl, waiting
for some kind of impossible
.
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