Tagged: routine
maybe it is as
maybe it is as
you say –
the unfamiliar
becomes familiar
after some time.
and so,
when i look
at you, every
atom intentionally
turns
three-quarters
resistant, enough
to preserve that
mystery, stay
inescapably
enchanted
.
20161003:2207
y
maybe exactly
maybe exactly
is seeing ourselves from a
bird’s eye view, touching
and untouching, mornings in
the bathroom, getting ready
.
20160325:1051
y
trying not to be
trying not to be
scared in the middle of the
night takes guts and strong
wings, is mindful of the
second hand, has a routine
for setting up and
breaking down camp
.
20151211:0311
y
this morning, grating
this morning, grating
ginger – a small cut, blood for
blood – yesterday’s dead
cockroach haunting me. i pretend
this makes us at all even
.
20150326:1015
y
every morning, i
every morning, i
carry over from dreaming
a trace of words, strike
them against one another,
hold my breath for one more spark
.
20140206:2242
y
i still keep my doubts
i still keep my doubts
tuned in to your frequency,
routinely check the
mics and speakers for clues – the
static is unbearable
.
20121230:0216
y
after a couple of go-arounds
after a couple of go-arounds
admittedly, you know the
apocalyptic routine. it’s
pretty much the norm –
settle your debts, treat
every minute like an
ornament, and love,
love, love
.
20121221:2045
y
we can find joy in
we can find joy in
the routine, though time after
time, it’s found us first
.
20120908:2054
y
the edges of our
the edges of our
dreams curl
ever so
slightly so that we
are tempted to turn
the page, to be
redirected, self
shelved.
routinely,
it takes a little
more effort
to weigh them down
.
20120714:1208
y
there is nothing like
there is nothing like
rolling out of
bed, heading
to the neighborhood
doughnut shop,
and waking up
a second time
.
20111210:1725
y
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