only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon
will be reflected on the surface of your Being
- rumi
for kathryn
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we sacrifice our bodies
on the altars of each other
- hallie
i am glass
but in those one seconds
of our redundant past
you at me in your mouth
i am glass
- hallie
for kathryn, with gratitude
it is only after awhile that you learn
the subtle difference
between holding a hand
and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn’t mean possession
and company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
and presents aren’t promises
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up
and your eyes ahead
with the grace of an adult
not the grief of a child.
and you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways of falling down
in mid-flight.
after awhile you learn that even sunshine burns
if you get too much
so you plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
and you learn that you really can endure
that you really are strong
and you really do have worth…
…and you learn, you learn what it means to unconditionally love another person
because you have first learned what it means to love yourself…
- veronica a. shoffstall
there’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
in the fine print they tell me
what’s wrong
and what’s right
and it comes in black
and it comes in white
and I’m frightened by those
who don’t see it
when nothing is owed,
deserved or expected
and your life doesn’t change
by the man that’s elected
if you’re loved by someone,
you’re never rejected
decide what to be
and go be it
