I never wanted
to be getting older and older
neither did I wish
to hurt the feelings of time
-which often did that to me, though- ,
as it was so insistent,
I just decided to keep pace
with the passing days
Gritty shore pops foamy words
Sends fantasy back to sea
Drifting flotsam overboard
Swept casually
Trixie is insisting on a hyphenated name.
Okay, I say. Let me get a pencil. She insists on a pen.
That one is blue ink, she says. I want you to use black.
The most demanding muse ever.
I do what I can to comply, so she will stop with the demands.
Where is my car? She asks.
Insistent Mem’ries
Tiny triggers, mini
prompts...prods, pokes in mental
Ribs of my mind
Feelings that we sometimes feel,
can be bound in ties that bind.
Flaming heart felt insistent fires,
kept hidden that no one else can find.
As you look at yourself in the mirror,
are you pleased with who it is you see?
Is this the person you had set out to become,
or a stranger who longs to be set free?
To truly live is to never hold back,
let your passion be a guide to your way.
Find that spark that let's you live,
by taking action into the light of a new day.
You will find your true purpose and the meaning of life,
if you trust the inner voice, you have hidden inside.
Never give up, laugh, and learn to forgive,
then you will realize, it's a gift to just live.
A very fine collaboration with
Laura Breidenthal & Dan Kearley 3-22-15
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