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Sonnet XLI – Christmastide

It’s “Boxing Day” which means the season’s o’er? In ‘Murica, again, we have it wrong.

boxing day, Charity, giving, selfishness, selflessness

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

Serenity Now! – Velvet Rage Skill #2

Yes, it turns out when Jesus tells us to “love your neighbor as yourself”, it only really works right IF YOU LOVE YOURSELF.

Alan Downs, Inner Peace, self-care, selfishness, Skills for Leading an Authentic Life, The Velvet Rage

honesty – #SoCS

Honesty is hardly ever heard, and mostly what I need from you.

authenticity, happiness, honesty, integrity, selfishness

Jagged Bones

I need you to see some flesh on the jagged bones of the life themes I’ve expressed in my poetry.

butterfly, change, Christianity, chrysalis, church, corruption, COVID-19, deconstruct, evangelical, evangelicalism, flight, Freedom, fruit of the spirit, Good Samaritan, government, immigrant, immorality, Justice, LGBTQ+, liberty, Lion King, maturity, minorities, quarantine, Racism, refugee, selfishness, Simba, social justice

Nailing the Nailer

Nail me. I’ll nail it.

#napowrimo, Humanity, learning, nail, Poetry, Pride, Purpose, right, selfishness, SoCS, think

symbiosis

her presence extracts a fee.

#picandawordchallenge, choice, cost, fee, friendship, pay, presence, selfishness, selflessness, symbiosis

VIRUS

Reality is a harsh mistress.
She seems straight-up at first
but then she throws a curve
and a sharp angle. Downward.

#napowrimo, #napowrimo2020, Coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, ignorance, Letters, Poetry, selfishness, shapes
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