poem

Make Sure You Are Running Towards Something

Welcoming patienceI’m often so anxious for the things I long forto be here, now For the un-straightened feelings of the past to be doneand overand wrapped up neatly My desire to dash ahead,into the newness,to devour whatever awaitshurry outweighs steeping in the wisdom nourishing my soul from yesterday,last year,four years ago My father’s voice, lingering,“Make …

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A Poem: When Your Life Becomes Your Own

Excuses take so many forms.so many truths that we don’t want to face     out of comfort, complacency, a means to cling to mediocrity.when you go silent, it is like sleepingplaying alongplaying deadnever creating a storm. When does complacency seep in,     through the other cracks?soothing in its non-activity     it’s laziness     it’s lack of drive and     nights …

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