Tagged: loss
three months later, we
three months later, we
are one man down, one grill less –
some things are ever
replaceable, others leave
an irreparable hole
.
20230520:2025
y
no vessel is deep
no vessel is deep
or wide enough to carry
the memories that
blossom and eventually
drop from their heavy branches
.
20230422:0839
y
absence slips in and
absence slips in and
out of consciousness – one moment,
there is space for joy
and laughter, the next moment,
drowning in so much emptiness
.
20230330:2215
y
one more or one less
one more or one less
person on the planet can
be felt, not by the
mass gained or lost, but by the
speed at which we suddenly spin
.
20230326:2059
y
stories nest inside
stories nest inside
stories nesting inside other
stories – when one of
them loses shape, we become
on the verge of collapsing
.
20230325:2110
y
we pretend not to
we pretend not to
be too, too competitive,
straight-faced through the wins
.
20230214:2035
y
perhaps the spirit
perhaps the spirit
knows when it is on its way
out, reaching across
borders and time zones to connect,
reconnect before it departs
.
20221118:1500
y
no data for this
no data for this
period is a salve, a
sign, a red flag, an
opening, an invitation,
an absence, a veiled presence
.
20220421:0128
y
every spring, dreaming
every spring, dreaming
of grandpa underneath the
cherry blossom tree
.
20220419:1957
y
in the end, we will
in the end, we will
have spent more time staring up
through the raised arms of
our fig tree than down at those whose
humanity is being erased
.
20220310:2106
y