Make a mistake.Go outside with your rake,Take take take;It’s time again to placate Listen to the breeze and let yourself believe that the rustling leaves whisper to you. Allow yourself this one break. Reason says otherwise, and I surmise that it’s choices which have me temporarily paralyzed. Forget to realize that the leaves aren’t alive? …
Tag: Reflections
Decisions of Motion
Why is it that whenever something comes to an end we tend to, or inevitably succumb to the urge, reflect back upon how it all began? There is a part of me that wants to refuse the tug of the past and instead continue steadfastly moving forward, with my gaze fixed upon the potentialities held …
Contemplation of the Rain
Let the dams be damned and ameliorate this famined land. Upon what hills will you take a stand; amidst what turmoil will your integrity begin to disband? Our resolve weakens, our countenance grays, yet a force continues to uphold our inner constitution. The nature of numbness raises doubts about whether it's life or us that …
Societal Observations
I have spent too much time observing human behavior, especially on social media platforms, and here are my takeaways at this moment in time: That resisting medicine is heroism, but so too is embracing it; that freedom of religion means deciding how others should practice theirs; that the goal of a vocation is to someday …
Cycles of Growth
Growth continues to ebb and flow.The task becomes predicting where it will go.Some say up, others say right;Both are governed by sleep each night. Our calculations may bear fruit;Our hopes may even sprout roots.Yet, despite our clever games,Our life presses onward unfazed.Our present flames are frozen and mounted in picture frames. So, what do we …