Vol 9, Num 7 :: 2010.04.02 — 2010.04.15
inhale chinese teenager
sewing my clothes
government farmer
growing my soy
steady paycheck
funding my so-called-radical lifestyle.
exhale joy.
inhale social justice
activism
sustainability
simplicity
frugality
voluntary poverty.
exhale peace.
inhale personal responsibility.
exhale judgment and guilt.
self-sought convictions tether me -
unending questions and doubt
sacrifices and want
striving and gnashing of teeth.
straddled by my worst repressors:
myself and fear that i will let You down
inhale lavender tops of hyssop and white feverfew
ripe pear tomatoes and tall burgundy amaranth
early evening walk with Selah
sun setting behind the trees on Blueberry Hill
yellow butterflies in a row where the road meets the grass
flying quickly into the air as we walk by
Nature shaking me by the shoulders.
exhale dysthymia; gasp for air.
You make me laugh out loud for the first time i can recall.
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