Tagged: practice
mom is playing the
mom is playing the
piano on a summer
afternoon, daddy
and i secretly listen
in so she doesn’t get nervous
.
20220901:1701
y
we practice coiling
we practice coiling
rope for the journey ahead –
long or short, no one
wants to wind up stuck, undoing
a knot formed by carelessness
.
20220707:1911
y
years of practicing
years of practicing
empathy just to survive –
these makeshift feelings
.
20220629:2033
y
no, faith is not a
no, faith is not a
competitive sport, going
to church and saying
grace are not for checkboxes,
to resist is a practice
.
20220410:1529
y
we practice parting
we practice parting
water every chance we get –
in the sink, in the
bath, across the pool, paddling
against river currents, wishing
.
20220321:1615
y
that’s why we can’t have
that’s why we can’t have
nice things is what we say when
we mean we are not
yet ready, we will never be
ready, we won’t be till we try
.
20211202:2342
y
credit goes hand in
credit goes hand in
hand with critique, side-stepping
the limelight is a
practice nestled in thorny
comfort, self-preservation
.
20211106:0420
y
getting to know your
getting to know your
neighbors is a slow drill – take
turns, adjust levels
of intensity, vary
durations, rest in between
.
20211013:2035
y
crisscrossing the court-
crisscrossing the court-
yard, the sound of a solo
bamboo flute, mourning
.
20210924:2032
y
yes, trading in new
yes, trading in new
habits for old is as effort-
less as exhaling –
let’s try out new things together
as long as we can go back
.
20210812:2053
y
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