Tagged: respect

we are always one

we are always one
second away from nature
squeezing us out of

the picture – tread lightly and
be respectful, even then
.
20221025:2041
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patriotism

patriotism
is not for poor people, when
it comes to flying

flags at half-staff – tragedy
is newly debatable
.
20200523:1000
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we scoop out the best

we scoop out the best
of these lucky days to share
with one another,

knowing that there’s enough to
go around when we cherish
.
20171125:1042
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three months, three years, three

three months, three years, three
decades – we keep looking up,
minding the details
.
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hours before the

hours before the
dive – we’ve collected enough
trinkets and years to

understand that there are no
guarantees, only marvel
.
20170530:1420
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you never forget

you never forget
your second
village parade,
when the skeleton
with the little girl
took advantage of
the crowd to put his
hands all over you, then,
picking up his
boom-box, walked
away, intentionally
looking back
.
20151031:1508
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to treat people with

to treat people with
respect is to treat yourself
with dignity
.
20140823:0826
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sunday morning, a-bowl-of-

sunday morning, a-bowl-of-
steel-cut-oatmeal-with-fresh-
apple-chunks is equipped
with an economy of
information packaging
to articulate affirmation-
tenderness, adoration-
respect, love-learning-
to-be-still, you are
worth it, let me
feed you, let’s do it again
soon, good morning
darling, with just the
right dose of magic
.
20130224:1130
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the truth is always

the truth is always
more nuanced
because falling
into each other
is a singular
moment, staying
takes some sort
of enchantment
.
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the degree to which

the degree to which
we depend on the grace of
fire transforms us
.
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