Different Ways of Living
A poetry collection of ways I've lived
Living: Fast and Slow
5am ⏩
hit fast forward
we’re on a schedule —
even for moments
of self-care; breakfast; journal
even my roomba is zooming along.
5pm ⏸
the day rests,
time pauses, resumes slow play.
my dinner is mindful,
filling every crevice,
noting the gentle beauty
in every passing moment.
***
Uphill Climb
Perhaps she was there after all
clawing her way upwards
in name of ambition
but truly
to survive
to breathe
to feel
to belong
shriveled dreams still glittering.
***
Forgotten
his voice swinging free
velvety low notes
seducing me
not unlike looking into
luring sweet eyes
falling into a soft embrace
surrounded by
the mixture of song, words
forgetting that this
is just a memory.
***
This poetry collection was first published as separate pieces here, here, and here.
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