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Month: June 2021

lost and found

I’m finding Self as self Itself gets lost

#triolet, triolet

Aum

The Poets knows this / Better than their Readers / Who will see / What They will see.

beauty, meaning, understanding

Hero

When asked for a Hero of mine as a kid / My mind generally filled with a blank

#pride, hero worship, integrity, self-care

fixed/done

The Savior shunned no one except those who were “fixed/done”

pharisee

Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame does not stop the madness…

#picandawordchallenge, #pixtowords, beauty, chaos, family

ennui on repeat

I am in stasis. lying, substanceless
in the furrow of my brow.

ennui, searching, transition

the departed

I used to think loved ones who had died sat on clouds and watched…

clouds, Death, heaven

isn’t it ironic?

hilarious, God.

#haiku, haiku

All is Enough

You CAN have it all

Everything’s Alright

That skip in Jesus Christ Superstar will always have a special place: If you try, you’ll get by – try, you’ll get by – try, you’ll get by – try, you’ll get by… Everything’s alright, yes, everything’s fine…

#freedom, Bop, choices, Freedom, options, polyamory

Getting Out

Being inside isn’t so bad, as long as you’ve got windows. Right?

#pride, coming out, living, out, watching

The Stickers Are Falling Off – #SoCS

I had to shed and escape a deeply entrenched belief (and lie) that I was only worthy of love because of my value to others.

inclusion, self-care, self-love, selfishness, selflessness, shame

hold my umbrella

Ain’t nothin’ gon’ bring me down

choices, dry, making the best, options, wet

Breathalyzer

You’re holding your breath again, Daddy.

Sorry?

It feels I must apologize; For what, I barely know.

abuse, apologies, guilt, manipulation, shame, triolet

’round rainbow fire

you can’t keep some “out” from Life in the end.

Pride, rainbow, universalism

I Am What I Am

It’s my world that I want to take a little pride in, My world, and it’s not a place I have to hide in.

#pride, La Cage Aux Folles

Sonnet XXV – better love for you

when I focus on myself, not others, the benefits flow to sons and mothers.

Glennon Doyle, self-care, Untamed

plug a flame into it

the darkness did confound.

lanterns, lights, matches

pathway to peace

joy and grief often reside in neighboring rooms

Faith & Mental Health", Pathway to Peace, Steve Austin

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