Tagged: self
at the threshold of
at the threshold of
self-expansion, we tighten
and loosen our grip,
practice disconnecting as
if growth depended on it
.
20160827:1142
y
with time, we long for
with time, we long for
home – a taste, a familiar
shape, a love of self
.
20160206:1259
y
secured in the pocket
secured in the pocket
between 3:06 and 4:33
a.m., i am mostly
insecure, still
blinking minutes
into existence,
crusted, uncrusted,
longing to
see more clearly
.
20150116:0436
y
reserve mornings for
reserve mornings for
dancing with
aloneness before
trying out your
steps with
someone else
.
20150610:0840
y
three a.m., and i’m
three a.m., and i’m
a fissure, two
narrations of
myself sundering,
one towards
daybreak, the other
still fastened to
the umbilical
cord of dreams
.
20131027:1010
y
from a new box of
after just a few
after just a few
layers, it will already
be impossible
to rub off –
being cornered
into a personal
narrative is a slow
coercion that has no
identifiable corners
.
20130916:0843
y
upon closer
upon closer
inspection, self-
reliance sags a bit –
weight should
shift, be evenly
distributed for
optimal stability
.
20130906:0842
y
a paper toss
a paper toss
away from august –
or what is left
of it – i
steady myself
across two
calendars, against
the wall and
on my desk. if
it were not for
guests, i could
stay caught
between these two
pages, marking
off forever
between august
and september
.
20130905:2236
y
it takes a moment to
it takes a moment to
digest, and then another,
to pull back from,
the self – reflections
in glass – the lost
and found
.
20130824:1104
y
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