Transcend

before I let go

of my body

I need to

let go

of these moments

~

be gentle

there’s no anesthetic

for this

open wound

~

I need you

understanding

I’m scared

~

I Know You

I need you

you’re my reader

~

my mediator

with myself

what I can’t touch

~

you’re my miracle

healing me

and I love you

for this

~

Defining Love

I like believing

endless words

describing snow

~

maybe some things

shouldn’t be

explicable

~

Mentor

do we write for others

or do we write as scouts

in our own intuitive mind / heartscape

~

balance, balance, balance

said the caterpillar

~

part of the dialogue

within ourselves

includes others

that share and care

~

All things are equal

said the butterfly

~

My Love

my data

my experiences

~

only a small peak

of something expansive

magically inexplicable

~

I’ll never truly know

or understand

~

and that

is okay

~

~

Priorities

my identity

stripped down

to essentials

~

a good father

~

my aspiration

~

Life Lessons

after he died

I began to understand

my father

my role

~

always be there

always care

~

Trench War

world war I

my grandpa

prayed everyday

protection

forgiveness

~

didn’t want

to be a soldier

anymore

~

didn’t want

fear

hate

~

wanted to chose

love

peace

~

Roles

strange intonations

unable to comprehend

structure, sound

synesthesia

~

am I the writer

or merely a character

in my own life

~

Gold

10 years ago

my parents

40th wedding anniversary

I created a book

~

when expecting

our stillborn son

I sought advice

~

dad opened the book

to a quote

~

“The most important thing

a father can do for his children

is to love their mother.”

~ Theodore Hesburgh