Tagged: statistics
perhaps one out of
perhaps one out of
five succulents survives
our carelessness, nurtured
by a lifetime
of looking
without seeing,
hearing
without listening
.
20210830:2037
y
you showed passion for
you showed passion for
every sixteenth thing, which is,
statistically, an
achievement. and now we are
at a loss, missing your smile
.
20210524:2040
y
it just so happens
it just so happens
that when you are finally
closing in on the
weeds in your backyard, they band
together, decide to bloom
.
20210430:2127
y
somehow, we are still
somehow, we are still
making predictions, given
how often we miss
.
20210130:2346
y
every three-point-two
every three-point-two
flights, we remember to ask
mom to prepare some
freshly cut apple pear slices
to soothe whatever the journey
.
20210129:1943
y
perhaps more
perhaps more
than any of it
all, more than
education and
income brackets,
more than
compatibility and
the stars, more
than all the
coincidences
and preferences,
is the comfort
of shorthand
and shortcuts.
here’s to the
ninety-percent of
the things i don’t
say that still make
their way to you
.
20201222:1711
y
after a few scrapes
after a few scrapes
and scratches, nine times out of
ten, we will have stretched,
picked up something new, know that
we have less limitations
.
20201212:0858
y
whoever said that
whoever said that
the potato to lefse
ratio should be
five to fourteen may
not have factored in
the ones that never
made it to the table
.
20201130:1145
y
perhaps we are one
perhaps we are one
quarantine holiday away
from breaking, and five
million people hum mid-flight:
this is it, pack your bags, let’s go
.
20201127:1947
y
if we make the right
if we make the right
choice nine out of ten times, hold
us accountable
for when we make the wrong choice
even one out of ten times
.
20200713:1930
y
