697: the world asks to be seen

every once in a while it pops in again enough wonder to keep my head abreast of the waves that ebb flow and sometimes crash I’m not suggesting I’m an exception quite the contrary anymore I know this is life period for everyone it demands perspective sure...

696: the world asks to be seen

to bind the thoughts and feelings of a lifetime together nearing 60 I’m told I am young relative I get it though as I linger in the final weeks before the turn this is remarkably stunningly different that two decades before I like the idea Oliver Sachs posits...

695: the world asks to be seen

It is possible to become strong enough to be tender it is a step beyond most person’s perception yet as we grow not tall but aged it is cleared for us one way or another first we desparage I have done it myself then the veil lifts and the realization that there...

694: the world asks to be seen

what is your handle on the door to the world mine is a simple thing the brush in hand hot wax permeating my senses some boys stopping in to say hello to mom and a long sweep of soil awaiting new growth each season perhaps too least I deny this truth it is the enough...

693: the world asks to be seen

I’ve stopped writing poetry I barely find myself journaling not with any credit or worth more drivel I am feeling sorry for myself I suppose or this is what I tell myself this pov comes from my generational upbringing if we feel anything then we’re not...