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When I Believe

I cannot disagree

with advice

people try to tell me all the time,

it makes me sometimes

crawl to a stop,

slowly fade into the grout.

~

I want to be free,

to not run around scared

watch wheels in motion

that haven’t ever found a way

to make themselves known

when lost on my own.

~

When I close one book

the next seems nearby

so easy it is

for me to fall into other worlds

simply to deny

no, rely

upon some distant arm of guidance

comes down to speak to my psyche

tell me everything is going to be

all right.

~

And then it starts all over again,

another scenario to embrace.

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Rain Songs

I woke to tapping panes,

tears would gather on my sill.

The sun miles away in the east,

clearly shadowed, chilling showers.

I wandered deep inside clouds

searching for my light of day.

The winds outside would change,

carrying fears I might disdain.

Seems funny when we feel rain,

wet skin not yet allowing spring.

I laid my head upon my pillow,

wishing she might hear my song.

aquietwalk 3/2022

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This Embittered Bridge

Standing nearby

wondering about the walk

a concrete path

overlooking angry seas.

I want to walk across

unsure, unsettling fear,

I don’t know if I’ll ever recall

what stood before my crossing

an ocean

a spectacular horizon.

Can I glance at you

if only for a moment,

to see whether there might be solace

a place to land

still again

after falling.

© aquietwalk 3/2022

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Random Memory

There was a time, I wrote with a fire. Cannot seem to find it of late. Seems I want to analyze everything, that I have done my whole life, but of late I am alone with it. I’m pretty sure it’s all been wasted time but I still live with it, every day of my life. What if life were filled with failures and I was traveling that road. Then I woke up.

Another day begun. A good coffee in the roll, hot water on, check weight, move to the bedroom, bed made, turn to robe, and click on heat. Now walk into the kitchen and find a cup of your favorite coffee awaiting you. Well, life seems pretty good at this point.

What shall my day be? Given I have gotten up late it has been a slow start. I chose a lot of sleep today, that will slow tomorrow. Time to be somewhat alert again, one of the quiet perks of living a retired sort of life. Zoom therapy to start the morning, then coffee with a close friend, and off to ski. I hope to be on my skis the majority of the day.

That’s how I plan my day. So, I clearly was not just in the now.

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When She Did

He responded the same,

when she did,

he couldn’t find a name

when she did.

Sometimes we are scared

wonder a loud

wonder a loud

Can’t really figure they dared.

take away such a gentle soul

take away such a gentle soul

That confidence will matter

when she does

There’s no chance matters.

when she does.

take away such a gentle soul.

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Times Like Now

I forget where I am

hand slides across cheek

eyes narrow on the paper

and the tides sweep.

Play with hair, caress …

a human

only realizes themselves

after a

moment

they call it only another

minute ago.

We all live inside the aquarium,

yeah, you know three squares,

we can all dance a little slower.

This is life

we make it create it

as I walk down the street I can sense all around me

a hope and prayer.

Times Like Now