Tagged: manage
we strike a balance
we strike a balance
between lightness and heaviness,
managing only
what is sustainable, trying
not to lead each other astray
.
20230301:1756
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when waiting becomes
when waiting becomes
the only game, the win goes
to the one who can
manage to feign disinterest,
even boredom, for the longest
.
20221219:1843
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five months and two
five months and two
hundred dumplings into
our version of
the pandemic, we
cope by folding,
folding the monotony
of survival and
trauma into smaller,
still smaller vessels,
containable
capsules, sealable
sleeves – almost
more manageable
when bite-sized
.
20200806:0920
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let’s expect more, says
let’s expect more, says
no one ever, at least not
for real, managing
our own expectations to
be sorely disappointed
.
20200331:1751
y
all at once present
all at once present
and not present ride up like
the hem of a skirt
against hosiery, easier
to manage when out of mind
.
20161207:1848
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to manage and hold
to manage and hold
simplicity, the universe
maps out new
configurations of
gears that must
turn with elegant
precision.
whether taking on
the city, the woods, or
each other, we do
the same thing –
listen intently
for only one
another’s clicks
.
20161024:2317
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