To All My Fellow Poets (a poem)
Celebrate what we have been given: this immeasurable gift of expression…
Celebrate what we have been given: this immeasurable gift of expression…
hand in hand, we left that day, together, come rain or shine.
the longer i live, the more i see, it’s true that love is blind.
As someone who believes in God and who tries to follow the teachings of Jesus, it pains me to say this but…
(404 words)
I have been thinking, a lot, the last two days—about who I want to be in this moment.
i am the words i speak, i’m the things i do, i’m not how i look, or the things i accrue. you try to define me with the simplest of words but i’m far beyond that, though you think it absurd.
This is one of those
awkward
moments,
we all have them
and yet in the midst of it
I feel so foolish,
exposed,
helpless,
and alone.
Give thanks. Give attention, acceptance, kindness. Give of your heart. Give comfort. Give peace, joy, happiness. Give of your soul.
It’s winter again, it’s snowing outside, and my soul is as dry as my hands. A frozen wasteland, no less of a desert. My heart is parched like the sands.
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