The Beauty in What is Erased
I was never predestined to receive grace,
I’m always in a state of kenosis to fill the empty space;
I’ve been numbing myself this whole relationship with the smoke of blueberry in taste, as I’m weighed down by the inevitable regrets that I face. I did read about hope that I was willing to embrace, from the poet who wrote in the form of erase. I found it refreshing how they deleted the undesired text to leave something beautiful in its place.
5 thoughts on "The Beauty in What is Erased"
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
yes!
deleted the undesired text to leave something beautiful in its place.
Really nice — “the smoke of blueberry” is gorgeous.
Profound.
“I’m always in a state of kenosis to fill the empty space;” that line will stay with me all day.
And this: “I found it refreshing how they deleted the undesired text to leave something beautiful in its place.”
I appreciate the depth and perspective this one invites us to consider. Solid write!
Yes! I love how the turn here is about how erasure makes me think about how sometimes subtraction is about adding our own value.