Inspired by the movie The Age of Adeline. Another day without change as the world transforms itself around me and disappears, a little bit every day The maintenance of secrets is a full-time job a lifetime occupation So is the letting go Each time I choose to pull away adds another layer, another scar another unfinished [...]
Tag: avoidance
Turning back to the path I thought I was on before life took me somewhere else (A poem)
Writing epistles is harder than I thought it would be. So far, I feel like I’m ending up with a really bad ‘artist’s rendering’… There’s an old photo on your wall of a diner somewhere on the coast No place you’ve ever been— a gas station probably stands there now There’s a picture of you on the [...]
Secrets and unanswered questions (A poem)
A new poem in my February series of epistles. Out of respect for privacy, I am not mentioning the subject of this one. You really are something of a mystery Nobody knows what goes on inside your head So many secrets and unanswered questions and things hiding in the shadows I didn’t ask about the [...]
Something to consider before applying for my poet license (a poem)
I managed to get this one out during the last few hours of a migraine… I wish honesty could flow from my pen as easily as it flows from my thoughts There’s something about confronting myself that sets me on edge Skirting the edges is a full-time job (22 January 2016—posted January 23rd)
Avoiding just saying the words (a poem)
This started out as one thing, but turned into something else… Nobody likes to talk about that part of the story as though part of them would die if the words crossed their lips Crossing, pauses, and euphemisms take the place of simple talk— or they just close their eyes Nobody wants to think about [...]
