Hallway to Nowhere

Tag: weight

  • We Waited (Poem)

    we waited as children

    time draped carelessly over our shoulders

    so lightly that we did not care

    we could find another hour or two or three

    hanging warm from the sun

    on the line stretched out back

    we waited as adults

    time crammed into backpacks and bags

    heavier now but still unregarded

    we’d grab spare minutes along with coffee

    whenever we needed extra

    we waited as elders

    time spread across the table

    weighty memories of things that never happened at all

    broken pieces of too many jigsaw lifetimes

    that trembling hands could not fit together

    we died and there was an end to waiting

  • How We Weave (Poem)

    Let us consider our actions with care,

    Be they verbal, behavioral, or otherwise.

    Any of these done has force in the world,

    With consequences unforeseen and unknown.

    Each gives rise to a certain tendency of repetition,

    Increasing in weight into often unconscious habit.

    Patterns can trap us in complex webs

    Which take a lifetime or more to unravel.

    Much simpler to choose with intent.

    Not easier, as we are connected with all around us.

    Start now, wherever we are.