Monday, October 14, 2013

the while


It's been a while since I watched a film, beginning to end, in the middle of the day.   The word decadent comes to mind.


It's been a while since a friend came to my door early, unannounced, without a preemptive text -  then promptly sat on my bed chatting to me as I picked out something somewhat amazing to wear.

It'd been a while since I felt steel bars in the palm of my hand as I swung rung to rung cross the monkey bars in the school yard.  I vaguely recall opening my tightly clenched hands and truly letting go...


It'd been a while since I experienced the simple thrill finding a secret path to walk on brings.

It's been a while since I felt like my good old self again and it's been longer still since I'd called my old self good.

Every time I'm patient, every time I resist or hold on or hold out or hold still just to let go, I'm grateful.  

I only regret the things I do and rarely what I don't do, because most often what I don't do is only not done because I already did something, something other then let go.

We love who we love and love who we do for a reason and we don't who we don't... and there, there is everything we need know.

It's been a while since I landed on my own two feet.
It's been a while since I realized those feet are awfully good at landing.




Friday, October 4, 2013

Roll Over


I had to confess, as we drove out of town and toward the desert this morning.
"Venus" I said, "despite my love for him, I've been kind of glad that he's been gone"

There was an under current of stress in my life and has been since the very day we met.
But the past weeks, ever since I sent him away, that stress just wasn't part of my days... 

 And this morning, every mile closer to him, I felt that stress stretch cross my heart.

Female - Male relationships are complex, no matter what the species.

Sprung from his cell, he appears to be a new man.   
Confident.
Calm.
Joyful.
Diligent.
Disciplined.
P R O U D

He's new.
He's licked his bad habits.

Now only I can screw him up.

Funny, I'm profoundly aware of my bad habits; my lack of discipline, diligence, pride, calmness and even a lack of uninhibited joy.
Shame on me.
Where are they and when did they...
hmm,
Maybe I need rehab.
You know I'm no good....

Welcome home Lover Boy.

"lie down"