Tagged: nerves
at the center of
at the center of
every opening, there
is uncertainty
.
20210410:2134
y
there will be milli-
on the streets of love,
on the streets of love,
unevenness triggers growth,
keeping us balanced
.
20171228:2242
y
three days before heading
three days before heading
home, a ball of nerves
tumbles in the chest,
jostled and batted around
like the best
game of post-election
pinball ever played,
where the score is
already in the trillions,
you’re playing right
into enemy territory,
and all the flashing
lights, bells and noise-
makers seem to only make
the ball move faster –
keeping up is essentially
adding so many
zeroes and counting on
that slingshot save
.
20170417:0050
y
i am scared. i am
i am scared. i am
not scared. i am scared. i am
not scared. i am scared.
psyching out the universe
to stake a claim. i am not scared
.
20170223:0748
y
perhaps words are our
perhaps words are our
very first
spices, nestled
on our tongues
like lost and
found
treasures, waiting
to stir
one another’s
pots of
thoughts and
lived experiences,
make little
explosions,
calm unnerved
nerves
.
20161127:1111
y
there are aches that can
there are aches that can
drag you across one hour
into the next and
the next – during which you realize
you were never in control
.
20160914:2337
y
the minute before
the minute before
the minute is a
clot, not meant to
carry so
heavy a burden –
allow the seconds
to dissolve
.
20150801:1831
y
there are nerves inside
there are nerves inside
of nerves that require direct
sunlight every once
in awhile – don’t be afraid
to color outside the lines
.
20150728:0042
y
there is a natural
there is a natural
tightening of the heart, a
steeling of nerves at
the point of departure – it looks
like you and me leaning away
.
20150602:0027
y
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