Thursday, February 9, 2023

Becoming Legacy

Exist to create
Each space dictates
The beauty known to unique eyes
And abstract visions of an unlimited world and mind
Designs and legends unimagined by others
Reviving remnants and things forgotten
Telling stories for posterity  
Reinventing possibilities
Scattering grains of light
Finding wonder in ideas
We might not otherwise take notice
Becoming legacy

February 2023
For a friend. Hoping that she recognizes herself in these words. A beautiful and kind person with a passion for the arts.



Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Erasing Fears

Graying memories intersect with
Darkened false images from recurring dreams
Extending worrisome reactions
Emphasizing aging fears
It's taken decades to erase
How truth became obscured
How sentiment turned.

2020
For two or three years, I had a series of dreams, in which a person from my youth was reacting towards me in a manner that never happened in real life. Pushing me away. Avoidance and sarcasm. I was very confused and rattled trying to identify where the dreams were coming from. The dreams finally ceased. (I hope.)

Your Name?

Dozens of hellos and I still don't know your name
And now, stifled by fear (or shame), terrified to ask
Acknowledgement in passing is not enough.