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Honest Silence
What is there left to talk about? The lines have all been drawn, and leave us little common ground; not much to dwell upon. Why squirm in silence here together, bound by social whim to say not what is on … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, expectations, experiments, limitations, relationships, silence, truth
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Don’t Say a Word
Don’t say a word; let the silence between us deepen and swallow us whole; forget who was in control, who had the more meaningful role. Don’t say a word; let not speaking remind us of what can be better unsaid; … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, miscommunication, misunderstandings, relationships, silence, words
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Allness of Everything: alcaics
In seeking out the allness of everything (a journey full of critical posturing that makes our baggage less intrusive) listening silently guides each footfall. Each minute’s chat, each garrulous dialogue, that nervous banter drowning the emptiness of what the world … Continue reading
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Tagged alcaics, daily poems, secrets, silence, undertones, wholeness
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Counterpoint: Domestic Strife and Miles ’64
A flurry of words assaults the ear as she storms back in the room, alto voice filling the space left by the withering blast of the horn; the false lull breaks as the drum, relentless, kicks forward the time, and … Continue reading
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Tagged arguments, disregard, improvisation, Miles Davis, relationships, silence
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At Dawn When I Awoke
At dawn, when I awoke, the rain was but a mist that damped the lawn; and then its whitewash strength increased to rinse the night, ’til it was gone. Its purpose served, it too then waned, as greys began to … Continue reading
Sometimes in Fits of Restless Pique
Sometimes in fits of restless pique I lose the will to even speak; and listening to voices lie reduces me to tears. I cry not for their souls in peril; no, but for a world that makes it so worthwhile … Continue reading