truth

TruthHow do we find it?Where do we look?How might we recognize it?Do we follow the flickerOf lightThat sparkIn the caveOf untruths?The ember that createsIn our soulsA skipAn extra beatAn almost smile?Do we retreatTo our space of stillnessListen for the quietSubmerge in the silenceAnd pay attentionTo the whisperThat emergesFrom our heartsAnd then says,“All will be well”DoContinue reading “Truth”

Together, We are Massive

Together, We are MassiveThe news worsensI am confoundedMy confidence goneWho am IAs a memberOf this countryPreviously proud to be soNow embarrassedSaddenedGrieved by the egregiousActionsAnd threatsOf our preposterous president.I know not what to doI lie awake. Awake.Hour after hourSick with worryHopeless as I am helplessTo fix, to mitigate evenDisaster after disaster.From deep in the privateRecessesOf myContinue reading “Together, We are Massive”

Truth Told in Kindness

Communication is complicated When we are one to two years We learn to talk But communicate . . . We come out howling oftentimes We gurgle with pleasure at mere weeks of age We smile and bond with others We grasp fingers with our tiny hands And we howl Not always communicating with clarity ButContinue reading “Truth Told in Kindness”