Tagged: tension
holding it in
holding it in
requires
surface tension,
a stretched
imbalance
ready to spill
.
20171008:2359
y
you have managed
we have learned to be
we have learned to be
basic tendons for each other,
connecting heart to
earth, helping one another
withstand a world of tensions
.
20151010:1003
y
we are all a word
we are all a word
or two away from spilling –
the tension’s sublime
.
20151005:0750
y
to make it out
to make it out
of a horde
alive, tension
must find
something to
occupy its
mind, even if
it is how to
throw the
first fight
.
20130304:0843
y
even when we planted
even when we planted
them right next to
each other, differences
arose, and it may take
more than a few
open gestures,
a handful of days in
the sun, and waiting
through a storm or
two to flush out
the similarities
.
20120612:0846
y
they hand them out with
they hand them out with
very little instructions
in these parts. it is
only sometimes
wallet-sized. i have
seen several distinctive
placards jerked
around as weapons
or shields – nothing
bulletin-sized,
mind you.
at the end of the
day, it is never really
a surprise –
we are wired to
form patterns, take
sides. it requires
more effort to
override the shortcut
than, say, pull
out that race card
.
20120225:1039
y
y 