Tagged: naive
every once in a
every once in a
while, snow graces us with its
presence, followed by
a glistening grin when we fall,
slipping on our naïveté
.
20220217:2017
y
on day eighty-five,
not knowing so much
not knowing so much
about love, i am often
at a disadvantage,
stepping out onto the
curb, discovering a
questionably
precious, undeniably
shiny thing, picking
it up, and thrusting it
into the hands of everyone
i meet – did you drop this?
.
20170124:2208
y
there’s a thirty
there’s a thirty
going on eight
feeling to loss –
one may argue
it’s the other way
around, but i’ve
never felt so
naive,
unsophisticated,
with newly skinned
knees and elbows
.
20151230:0746
y
broken hearts become
broken hearts become
infected, knock on neighbors’ doors
at the naïve hour
.
20150429:0850
y
how naively we
how naively we
play, as the ocean measures
us for its crisp waves
.
20130725:0911
y
it was unclear who
it was unclear who
received the memo
about summer’s early
arrival – the neighbors,
for example, did
a really good job
feigning it even
though i know we
were caught
by surprise. some
people are just
better at letting
it all hang
.
20120601:0813
y