Saturday, January 25, 2020

Give or Take, it's as it should be

Give
Give into me
I am darkness
I am where the unexpected lives
I am also where you archive things
Things you thought you'd move on from
Things you knew you could revisit later

Take
Take from me what you must
I'll share the thoughts that tickle you
I'll share your favourite stashes of hoarded emotion
I'll share the stuff that makes you smile in a sad way
Stuff you felt you never needed but want anyway
Stuff you got to have, compulsively, unhealthily

Bring
Bring me what I like
I like things
I like stuff too
I like things and stuff of my own, believe it or not
Things and stuff that I think I want
Things and stuff that I know I need

Kept / Wept / Slept

For a while now, I've been wearing house slippers that are way too big for me. Firsthand experiencing the dangers of seeking (and knowin...