cicatrize
“Your blessings, your trials and triumphs, your journey of falling and rising, your gifts and talents—they are all connected. Your true calling is held in the arms of your deepest wounds.”
I am happily seduced by the most unaffectionate objects.
Look- the light that cuts into the red sheet I’ve strung across the window.
There are black paint chips on the sill from the wooden blinds. I cut my palms with the effort.
The rod is still jammed. I asked for grease three times. Apparently thrice is a promise.
It doesn’t matter what you say or how you say it; reception flows in all directions.
Like the facet drip-drip-dripping in my washroom, the metal bleeds red. So do I.
My lips are painted gold from the eyeshadow I bought with Coco in Brazil.
I’ve laced my leather espadrilles around my ankles, and my toes peek without polish.
He hated gemstones and glitter. He’d say, babe; you’re beautiful, when my face was bare.
A decade ago, this would have delighted me! I’d have felt like a warm coin drawn from the sand.
Look- mint leaves in the clay pot and the hiss of a pan! Black tea and sugar cubes.
I sent Clara six tiny glasses from Morocco with gold rims—one for each band of the rainbow.
One should always don feathers if the desire is to fly!
It’s half past six, and the sun is somewhere behind the clouds. I can't see the light today.
So I’ll have to be the light today. Why bother with those who don’t dare to dream?
An orange and grey striped cat perched on a car window and watched me with jade green eyes.
I went to brush it with a palm, and it turned away.
Sometimes, people prefer to assemble themselves from a distance.
Subtle fire; I have always been smoldering at the tips!
The cat leaped away, and I stood stock still with my hand held out, an extension of the heart.
He’s gone, and aren’t you grateful? Count the lessons you’ve learned!
One, is it true? Two, is it necessary? Three, is it compassionate?
I’ve added a fourth: will it add to the quality of the relationship?
And a fifth: are they willing to receive?
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