535: and you there

were I to believe my earnestness then you don’t matter what to make of the carrying of this weight then shed were it possible the assessment the searching what is left after the acknowledgement no longer comes the admiration sloughs off the thing I thought was...

534: when the birds begin

I know betterthere are no questions to be asked  noranswers to be sought  what if   I often posit to wake on this Monday  sayor even Sundaylisten to this song of songs that never ceases  thoughalways changes  cadence ...

533: and yet

I can’t do it anymore it’s not hopeful it’s not progress it’s not change it’s not impact it’s disparaging it’s discouraging it’s debilitating it’s sad so sad I am not that I must leave this hope and find something...

532: yes

I don’t want to change the world it’s just that well yes I do yes I do yes I do yes I do the world is asking for it I mean no harm and in fact only intend to leave nothing but something for someone else to discover and take on a journey of...

531: a storied reality

A story is a model of reality. Something is always a metaphor. The hopeless thing in my heart stops falling and finds a small place to stand. Helen Garner The sounds inside sending up the day like the stomp of steps; the laugh of puddles; the deep reach of...

530: we are looking for

we are looking for a new place this wintering of my soul is seeking a likeness on the outside he may not manage he may need to abandon my desires seeking out his warmer summer I must extricate myself from the unfortunates who ramble on or else I don’t just lose...