the edges of myself

words, words, words

my brain has settled down now– reconfigured– assimilated the new information.  i’m coming back online– and the good news is: i’m bigger and better than ever.   the new programming seems to be free of glitches– and i’m feeling more at ease than ever before.  My mind is lucid– my perspective vast.  And temperance is the card of …

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We are all the greatest– each of us the BEST at this job we never applied for– and from which we will never be fired– the benefits being intangible and showing themselves in the most unlikely moment– an unprompted thank you or please– a concern born from a devotion that is normally tossed under the …

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i will always keep you safe– wrap you up in unending arms carefully shield you from the demons and monsters who prey upon you in your mind.   i will shut the door and lock it tight– closing out those thoughts that leave you desperate and clinging to a structure that is yours to crumble. …

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a gentle sigh, an allowance, releasing that which has held a clutching grip for longer than i can possibly fathom– the simplicity of breathing in and out, finding my breath in full– allowing the grief that i didn’t know existed to flow gently down my cheeks– making tracks through the garden dust and grime.   …

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