The Grey Descent
Color just fades away. Who knew the apocalypse would be slow and expensive? If I am so numb, where does this coldness come from? My memory obeys my mood, conjuring states of apathy and madness. The sun then sets at angles which require a different shade of love.
I’m just a hummingbird, drinking sweet tea.
Flights of fancy.
The relaxing sound of wind chimes.
Engaged in delight despite being spiritless tonight. I love not knowing what will happen next. The moment just simply passes by me.
You can’t quench anyone’s thirst with the word water….water, the giver of life.
Always being available is to abandon yourself. Complaining is the cheapest form of expression.
There’s no innovation without disobedience. You’ll never get anywhere following the rules. They’re designed to keep you in place. The safest place to be is out in front. Prepare for all eventualities. Single point failures.
You’re a consequence of observation. You struggle with all of your might to be unseen, but a star died to make you, and you don’t find romance in that.
Atoms and void.
Circumstances are like clouds.
The key to happiness is lowered expectations. The pursuit is meaningful even though you fail.
I need my senses heightened. Enjoy the little moments and embrace the stress that they bring.
The average of the unusual. All sorrows divided are made lighter.
I had no destiny. I didn’t know where I was going, where I was when I arrived, or where I had been when I returned. But all the same, I found myself.
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A hummingbird drinking sweet tea — love it!
I really like this. I feel like I need to read it several more times, but it struck a chord with me.
“The key to happiness is lowered expectations. The pursuit is meaningful even though you fail.”
These lines in particular, amidst a plethora of good wisdoms, hit home for me. There’s so much to find along the journeys we take if we make it a point to live in the now. Makes for a very beautiful reflection.
Who knew the apocalypse would be slow and expensive?
Oh my, I need to remember this line. too great.
And this… Always being available is to abandon yourself. Yes!
I love how you have strung grandmothers’ wisdom in and out of your message to build a powerful delivery. Well done.
“The key to happiness is lowered expectations.
The pursuit is meaningful even though you fail.”
I love this line, too, and feel myself breathing a bit slower
as it echoes around in my head.
So many good lines here but two of my favorites:
“I’m just a hummingbird, drinking sweet tea.” and “but a star died to make you,” this poem finds itself too.