Tagged: tight
do not pack these last
do not pack these last
few days of the year too tightly
nor too loosely, but
evenly so that the new
year is a mere balancing act
.
20221226:1702
y
mom and dad shuttle
mom and dad shuttle
the loom back and forth across the
fabric of our youth,
adolescence, adulthood – a
selvage against unravelings
.
20201215:1922
y
between here and there
perhaps love goes hand
perhaps love goes hand
in hand with fear – i would love
to take another
bite, but laces and zippers
and new commitments, to boot
.
20170603:2251
y
there is a stinging
there is a stinging
ceaselessness to unloving –
we try out the same
words elsewhere, hold tight to other
words for just a while longer
.
20170503:0730
y
autumn minutes
autumn minutes
require more
cushioning, it’s true –
for every second
we spend on one
another, we pull
more tightly to the
seconds that remain,
sipping on the
hour like it’s the
best hot chocolate
the city has to offer
.
20151206:1903
y
in concert or in
in concert or in
space, time loses
friction – minutes
no longer rub
against each other,
seconds lose
their grip –
we hold on
more tightly
to one another
.
20151022:0751
y
there’s a numbness
there’s a numbness
that comes
with holding on
too tightly –
it starts
and ends with
a prick
.
20140819:0509
y
a couple of inches
a couple of inches
off the ground, and
we are alive, riding
high, superhuman
and delirious, nearly
forgetting that
the moment
lasts as long as
we hold on –
but not that tight
.
20120810:0800
y
what keeps us
what keeps us
together follows the
procedure for
assembling most
dependable, long-
lasting things –
tighten loosely,
and it won’t break
.
20120430:0846
y
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