killing the desire for pain

perhaps i am possessed
running around in circles
until the ground wears away
around my tired ankles
this is no life for a lover
of graceful tree branches
and singing brooks
somewhere there is space
for contemplation
imagination
rejuvenation
my lost inspiration
found somewhere inside
the unexpected self

howling at the moon

 
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another
His mother called him “Wild Thing!”
And Max said “I’ll eat you up!”
So he was sent to bed without eating anything.
That very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls [...]

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I wanted to say my heart is no longer wounded. Of course I’d be lying, but what’s a little cover-up amongst friends?
She asked me again about that one deep wound, the one that would not dissipate. The therapy train had been an arduous expedition and a part of me did not want to [...]

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4PM, I set out of the office and roll the windows down fast. The tops are already off the car and my sweater soon follows. Today there is nothing between me and the world.
The sun and wind share a nurturing caress. The trees bloom to perfection. The city breathes in carbon [...]

Beauty…we can say yes at any moment

Think of the most beautiful person you have ever seen. Think of the exact moment you looked into his or her eyes, and for a fleeting second you were paralyzed: you couldn’t take your eyes off that vision. You stared, frozen in time, caught in that beauty. Now imagine that identical [...]

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Look at the sunrise. Hear the birds singing their delight. A new day has dawned, a new beginning. The fires of yesterday are now ashes, your bridges are burned.
You are a new creation.
Live fully, joyously savoring every moment.
Feel the wind on bare skin.
Let the sunshine thaw your icy fingers.
Smell luscious life blooming [...]