Poetry Reading – “A Statement of Purpose”

This piece is a guide, a chart to which I refer often to ensure that I am on course, and it seemed natural to revisit it for my daily reading today. I have often felt like I am lost, and, after returning to these words, and comforted to know that, despite the chaos I find … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “A Statement of Purpose” →

But a Brief Transition

The rain Though it falls as one Cascading down in sheets now To fall upon the dry earth Is but a collective of many Each drop Unique unto itself Composed as it is Of individual particles just the same Gathered and unified Taking form And shape As a single distinct entity For only the briefest … Continue reading But a Brief Transition →

Time Is

Time is Indifferent and undiscerning The great trickster Thief and benevolent altruist Savior and damnation As all we possess All we cherish All that we despise Burdens and banquets both Are given and taken all the same Oh for the days When the hours passed so slowly We could count the seconds as they passed … Continue reading Time Is →

To Survive

She may be soft But she is not Was never Your pet How you underestimate The size and Lethal nature of Her claws Once used Long ago To survive Recently limited to Kneading Now fully extended Needed once again To survive Ready to strike Should you fail to learn To apply The knowledge you have … Continue reading To Survive →