Poetry
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Threads
Four haikus about interconnectedness. The Artwork: ThreadsThe Poem: ThreadsHave you ever seen A...
The Distance Between Waves
A poem about letting go. The Artwork: Waves, or The DepthsThe Poem: The Distance Between WavesYou...
One Way to Comprehend Abundance
A poem about new perspectives on scarcity and abundance. The Artwork: AbundanceThe Poem: One Way...
Stalactites (A Carbon Cycle)
A poem about old wounds, grieving, and growth. The Artwork: StalactitesThe Poem: Stalactites (A...
Illusions of Certainty
A poem about trying to control - or know with certainty - the future. The Artwork: The Future is FallingThe Poem: Illusions of CertaintyThe future...
Ode to My Unappreciated Ankles
Two paintings and an apology poem to my ankles. The Artwork: Ankle 1 & Ankle 2The Poem: Ode to My Unappreciated AnklesI’m sorry to my ankles,...
Every Day, We Change
A poem about identity and change, building and breaking. The Artwork: ChangeThe Poem: Every Day, We ChangeDon’t ask me My favorite color, book,...
Wound Debridement
A poem about wounds and lessons in healing. The Artwork: Where Do You Need to Get Free?The Poem: Wound DebridementThey say a circular wound is the...
The Future Can Wait
A poem about uncertainty and letting the future unfold at its own pace. The Artwork: River to SeaThe Poem: The Future Can WaitWe are often pushing...
When No One is Around
The Poem: When No One is AroundWhen no one is around, I am obstinate as a stone sitting in my own way. I am an ascetic lighting candles, sitting...
All of These Cups
A poem about patience and flow. The Artwork: All of These CupsThe Poem: All of These CupsAll of these cupsand no water What are they to hold if not...
Tea and Gasoline
A poem about self-hate and trying a new approach. The Artwork: Tea and GasolineThe Poem: Tea and GasolineThis is me now: Taunting a demon in a...
The Space Between Endings and Beginnings
A poem about the space between endings and beginnings - a nothingness that is not empty. The Artwork: Limitless x Walt WhitmanThe Poem: The Space...
Not Knowing
A poem about the discomfort of not knowing. The Artwork: UntitledThe Poem: Not KnowingNot knowing opens and closes in darknesslike a flower...
Moving the Flag (Surrender)
A poem about surrending to what is. The Artwork: SurrenderThe Poem: Moving the FlagI said, yes I’ll do it. Send me to move the flag. I could already...
Time and Space
A poem about what can change when you give yourself time and space. The Artwork: Falling Apart, OrThe Poem: Time and SpaceSometimes years run...