Dream Vignettes

"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." ~ Carl Jung

she changes my course, casting characters, setting stages;
she weaves myths from the whispers in my world,
she navigates and begs me to follow...

her to where i begin;
her love infinite,
her patience vast...

revealing characters of me,
revealing instincts of me;
revealing me to me...
she changes my course.

Forgotten, Dreams

"All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams." ~ Elias Canetti

I dream of the weirdest things, and they are usually about forgotten things, forgotten chores. If I've been meaning to get my car washed, my dream self finally does it for me. She must be OCD.

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During the night
Rest alludes me
Errands forgotten
Arrest my never-land
Mercilessly.
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Backbone

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be." ~ Clementine Paddleford


A little wind in the sails would be nice. Floating directionless is driving me crazy; making me stir in my own juices. The storms have been weathered; time to head for dry land. I've got things to do yet.

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boating.

floating.

noting.

emoting.

storms are weathered, boating, floating, wet.

things to do and noting, emoting, yet. 

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Raw

"All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland." ~ Jimi Hendrix

Raw. Uncooked. Bloody. Not easy to look at.
Where do we hide our secrets? Under a tree?
Next time, you smile at the stranger that nods back.

We are all on our best behavior. Control. Freak.
What might happen if I broke the courtesy?
Defied the illogical? Screamed in the street?

Would you take my hand and run away with me?
Start a bonfire with the secrets you give and bind;
My secret shame and your secret shame. Breathe.

In the street. I hold your hand, we dance in time.
Hurts together explode. Hold your hurt with mine.

Mindfulness

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

One.
Moment.
Be Present.
At this moment.
Feel what it's like to be alive right...now.