Tagged: understanding

we strike a balance

we strike a balance
between lightness and heaviness,
managing only

what is sustainable, trying
not to lead each other astray
.
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peace and love is a

peace and love is a
refrain in every seventh
pop punk rock song – we

slam dance our bodies into
the mosh pit with apathy
.
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the first step to self-

the first step to self-
care is to better understand
how we arrive at

self – without community,
we are only ingredients
.
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in stages, we learn

in stages, we learn
to let go, understanding
we live cyclically
.
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privilege rarely knows

privilege rarely knows
itself, masquerading as
authenticity
.
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i don’t understand

i don’t understand
this yet, but i want to, i don’t
understand this yet,

but i want to, i don’t under-
stand this yet, but i want to
.
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maybe we all long

maybe we all long
to understand the distances
between our mutual

universes – like fruits looking
yonder on an adjacent frond
.
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mama’s perilla

mama’s perilla
eventually takes over
the garden every

year, understanding that our
nervous system depends on it
.
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because chaos is

because chaos is
uncountable, we are
asked to refrain from
recognizing multiple
chaoses, grasping
syndemics, even
in an emergency
of our own doing
and undoing
.
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perhaps on the way

perhaps on the way
to better understanding
is filling in the

gaps. we can only help one
another through trial and error
.
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