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Tag Archives: acceptance
Peace is a Verb
No passive meal, no rare stuff bird, true peace is not a noun, but verb; inaction, apathy and doubt that whisper are not her. She shouts from rooftops, making foul war shake in fear at her approach. Mistake not mewling … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, activism, challenges, change, evolution, pacificism, peace, war
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No Surprise This Morning: an alba or aubade
That morning comes again is no surprise; the laws of physics have not been withheld, nor has the motion of the planets, if those laws are merely whims, been held at bay. No vengeful demons or vain deities have paused … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, alba, aubade, destiny, inevitability, love, morning, space, wonder
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A Million Years
Just like we’ve done for a million years, we strike out blindly in the dark in fear. Some use rocks or bombs, that’s their choice; me, I use music, my words, my voice. We each know nothing, but take on … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, battles, change, destruction, disillusion, evolution, faith, war
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It Doesn’t Matter
It doesn’t matter anymore Who’s right or wrong, who’s keeping score. Whatever we were looking for, you’re set on walking out the door It doesn’t matter what I say You wouldn’t listen anyway It’s black and white, no shades of … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, divorce, parting, regret, relationships, separation
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Life is What You Make It
When I was a kid, I had a record (yeah, a plastic disk that spun around and was activated by an actual needle, producing sound waves that were amplified as electric signals through hot glass tubes and pushed out into … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, choices, decisions, life, living
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One More Man
If I could never be the one to make you smile like you say he may have done Then why do you always seem to run to me? If I could never take his place to bring that smile you … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, flirting, hopelessness, love, misunderstandings, passivity, rejection, relationships
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Half Crazy
I’ve always been a fan of reggae, calypso and island music in general; and the songs “Margaritaville” and “Two Pina Coladas” seemed to be missing what I’ve always seen as a crucial element in the description of relationship recovery: that … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, blame, humor, insanity, relationships, responsibility, sarcasm
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