Personal Growth
Deep Hole
This is a pretty deep hole for putting away all the ugly things in the world. For a long time it was empty, but it started filling up really fast the last couple of years.
Crowd
She always camouflaged herself as a crowd. I’ve never been lonely, she said, but sometimes it’s hard to think above the noise.
Dancing in Church
Doesn’t anybody dance in church anymore? she whispered & her sister said not since the white people took over & the afternoon took a lifetime after that.
Dark Eyes
Standing in the twilight watching the world with soft dark eyes.
Dark Garden
I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts but they need constant attention & one day I decided I had better things to do.
Dark Night
Counted up all the things she was afraid of one night & it took so long she fell asleep from exhaustion
Dark Way
I’m not sure if the world’s all that serious, she said, or if it just has a really dark way of having a good time.
Costume Change
I was going to be the solar system, she said, but I kept getting caught in the trees & bushes.
Couple of Wrongs
I’m not sure if there’s one right place I’m supposed to be, he said, but I know a couple of wrong places I’d give a second try in a heartbeat.
Crapshoot
Whatever you do, she said, don’t wait too long or you’ll have to start from the very beginning & those new bodies are always kind of a crapshoot.
Crossing the Line
I have too much to lose, she said, if I cross that line. Like what? I said. She could not think of anything that day so she said she’d get back to me. Since then I’ve been thinking what I would lose if I cross my line & I haven’t come up with anything either. There’s always another line somewhere.
Complete Report
hard to see what’s happening inside
so she feels a need to give complete reports
whenever someone asks
Confusion
It took me a long time, she said,
to stop confusing safety with love.
Connect the Dots
Resorting to connecting the dots this morning
because it was a long night & he needs to do
something really simple to get started again.
Connection
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that he never forgot he was part
of something much bigger
Connection (feminine)
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when she suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that she never forgot she was part
of something much bigger
Connection (we)
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when we suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that we never forgot we were part
of something much bigger
Clock Crimes
The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity &
I would not own one except I miss appointments without it.
Circle Game
The children sat in a circle around him & he said, I don’t believe in life anymore & no one said anything for a while because he was older than they were & maybe knew something they didn’t, but then someone said, let’s play a game & someone said, Spy & someone else said, Chase & soon there was no one there but the man sitting alone
Chill Wind
Wrapped tightly against a chill wind she just remembered from a long time ago
& no amount of current time & temperature can help this one