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All Those Impeccable Plans I Made

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2026| 6 Comments »


 
 
I am throwing my arms open
to the unstoppable forward
rush of time, the unrelenting
flood of it, how it streams
through a moment and refuses
to stop or go back. I see my 
well-made plan is like a 
finely carved wooden statue,
precise in its every detail, 
perfectly conceived and utterly 
lifeless—an artifact.
I toss it into the flow, watch it bob
in the current like driftwood.
How alive it looks now, swirling,
whirling, riding the waves
in perfect attunement 
with the roar and the swirl,
the dynamic, honest flush.
I catch a ride on it and find
myself breathless, glittering 
with the thrill of not knowing 
what might come next.

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Now What?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2012| 4 Comments »

Not just broken
but grandly wrecked,
splintered like tinder,
crushed to dust,
shattered, cracked,
busted, whacked
smashed and scattered,
battered, trashed,
scoffed at, mocked,
chicken pocked
and all the pieces rearranged—
which is to say
things
change.

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