The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation

What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this [...]

Thanks for letting me bloom

For your wisdom, for your womb
For the roof over my head, for my shoes, for my bed
For the most important lesson in life was when you said
“Strive for what you believe in, set goals and you can achieve them”…
You’re a queen
You deserve the cream: everything that gleams, everything that shines
Everything that’s mine
(Jay-Z)
Happy Mother’s Day.

Sunday

Today,
The sea has its own religion,
It is as blue
As an acori bead
I rubbed in my hand.

I think
Of swimming out
for miles
and miles
in prayer.

I think
Of never struggling back
In doubt.

As though
In a world like this
Love starts over and over again.

(Primus St. John)

Look forward. Tomorrow is another day.