haiku august two

let's put it on hold

all of it, put it on hold

and just take some walks

. . . [8/6/23]

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take some space to be

no chase, no future, just now

and see what it's like

. . . [8/6/23]

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just see what comes then

maybe it was just a lark

to see if you could

. . . [8/6/23]

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or maybe it's not

and a pause will help focus

and then you can be

. . . [8/6/23]

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so, i walked today

it has been years since that walk

i shall do it more

. . . [8/7/23]

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and what about you

she wondered, what do you do

to get you through this

. . . [8/7/23]

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just got back from walk

not magically better

but probably some

. . . [8/8/23]

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what can i change here

it won't happen in a day

so just keep going

. . . [8/8/23]

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she sits and she rocks

i think she's there everyday

how did she get there.

. . . [8/8/23]

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and oh! to it all

to ants. and toilets. and jobs.

find a good way through

. . . [8/9/23]

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i must change my view

try to let it all go more

drop my opinion

. . . [8/9/23]

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he'll go to the beach

and i'll go off to the work

see you at 7

. . . [8/10/23]

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no work because strikes

been going on for months now

some people will leave

. . . [8/10/23]

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do i want different

or do i just want to want

what is it really

. . . [8/10/23]

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maybe stop won'drin

maybe just some listening

and some acceptance

. . . [8/10/23]

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i've got to leave here

either in mind or in body

something's got to change

. . . [8/10/23]

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if i could walk out

but what is "could" anyway

then i would right now

. . . [8/10/23]

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had 2 drinks last night

i was buzzed - it's been a while

don't care much for drink

. . . [8/11/23]

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but i did have fun

drinks with a friend visiting

quite nice to see her

. . . [8/11/23]

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i lost track of thought

more than i would otherwise

not worth it, i think

. . . [8/11/23]

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i'll sit and i'll make

that's all we can do for selves

make the moments good

. . . [8/11/23]

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that felt like a short week. fast. which is nice sometimes. i'm glad to say sometimes i don't like a fast week bc i've just liked that week -- i feel like liking a fast week, for me, goes with not liking that week. i know a lot of my haiku are about wanting to make change, making change, changing perspective and such. i am in an interesting place in my life -- on a cusp of something? or maybe that's part of my "problem," maybe i shouldn't look at it that way as it could be causing expectations and so in some aspects disappointments and that feeling of chasing and sometimes disappointment, but sometimes joy and being proud of changes and progress i've made.

this focus on wanting a specific change though surely makes these haiku close to 1 topic! and i wonder what that's like for you readers, huh! welp -- this is what is coming out and that's what this is, what self-experession is about for me, so, there is that.

i will say, like morning pages, i am noticing patterns and pointes of view and that is helpful to me. thanks for reading! i hope you've enjoyed your time with me. it makes me smile knowing you're here. thank you! -- kory