"It's Spring!" the little songbird sang,
excitement trilling in her voice.
"It is winter," groaned the sleepy sapling
whose roots were enshrouded in icy soil.
"But the sun is SO warm," whistled the songbird.
"Yes, but the ground is still SO cold," creaked the sapling
"Puff up, my small friend, and sleep with me a little longer.
When my buds start to sprout, we will both sing a song of
welcome for Spring."
So the songbird tucked up into a nook in the saplings branches
and together they hunkered down to wait for Spring to truly arrive.
-gws
Everyday I watch you head to war
War with the demons in your mind
War with your family
War with strangers
War with me
Your war created my PTSD
Always triggered
You constantly strategize and scrimmage
Uncaring about collateral damage
Gleefully seeking maximum carnage
You roll in the mud of your resentments
Wearing them like war paint
Screaming with berserker rage
Craving vengeful satisfaction
Through blood lust and pain
Unaware your counting coo trophies
Leave you the monster of the story
The victim turned villain
Doomed in bitterness until the end
-gws
I hate that I can be so self-focused
So rude
I forget to say hello
I forget to ask about
Your children
Your health
Your work
Your spouse
Your fur babies
You
I often lose track of the polite things to say or do
When I am task-driven
I forget we are both human
I forget that our relationship
Is more important than my question
I do not commit these omissions purposefully
I get distracted by the illusion of urgency
So I beg your forgiveness
I plead for your patience
I promise to try harder
To prioritize connection
And make space for us
To see each other
-gws
A little storm cloud wanted to be painted in the colors of dawn and so it stood in the sunlight, basking in joy.
-gws
(photo by me taken while waiting to grab my to-go coffee this morning.)
I am in a mood
A place
A space
Where I have no desire
To live with grace
Where rage itches
Beneath my skin
And I do not wish
To let anyone in
I want to bare my teeth
To growl
To snarl
I'm desperately trying
To hold it back
I know no easy remedy
No salve to soothe
The volatility in my soul
Trying to break me
To break loose onto the world
-gws
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