Tagged: relief

on the first day of

on the first day of
setting aside time off in
a pandemic, light

dances with shadow, guilt with
relief, shackles with freedom
.
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at last, relief – like

yes, all of us are

yes, all of us are
now caught between covid and
an election – we

look to the sky for some form
of relief, the clouds refuse
.
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perhaps we are all

perhaps we are all
waiting for our favorite
candy to fall from

the sky, and when placed on our
tongue, can at last provide release
.
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relief trades playing

relief trades playing
cards with pain, sometimes also
with fear, there are no

winners, nor losers in the
end, only ephemeral fools
.
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every time we come

every time we come
back together, after spending
many moons apart,

there is a collective sigh,
a letting go of defenses
.
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after trying out the

after trying out the
longitudes and latitudes
of several cities,

you sunk into the woven
hammock of new york with relief
.
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three weeks later, i

three weeks later, i
realize we are under
attack. i want to
warn you. instead,
i cut my thumb
grating ginger
this morning, a
momentary relief
.
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we are an hour’s

we are an hour’s
ride away from the ocean.
there’s a gathering-

up-of-skirt feeling as i
write this, ready to take the plunge
.
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in two hour’s time,

in two hour’s time,
we are bridging ten years, still
sharing similar

values – a sigh of relief
even as we refine our tastes
.
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