Despite what Google would have you believeNot knowing is actually a resource,A gift even.To not already know what someone is going to sayKeeps you on the edge of your seatWaiting for each sentence,Not knowing for sure how difficult the work isKeeps you from quitting upfront.Not knowing every part of the pathKeeps you from walking foolishly.Not […]
Read more "Not knowing as a resource"Not quite the place I rememberBut still the place I love.Too warm to have a ‘proper winter’Too diverse to not belong to all of usFood that feels like homeFriends that feel like familyWarm walks along the beachDreamy nights along the coast.The place I found many loves-The love of GodThe love of my fellowAnd the love […]
Read more "Durban"Bubbles, bursts and blasts Of the purest, sweetest water Tumbling out from an effervescent spring Drenching the feet And soaking the jeans Of anyone standing close by, Reducing burdens Quenching fear Swelling freedom. He was increasingly becoming The kind of person Who ate hope for breakfast And drank deep throughout the night Of the joy He’d […]
Read more "Joy"Its a strange set of affairsTo call something a successOn paperThat is a real life disaster.A managerial successBut a lemon for those on the ground,An elaborate protocolBut a chaotic experience for everyone it comes in contact withA sound policyBut an unsound societyPlenty of charmBut no real affectionFervent religionBut unaffected hearts.This is the challenge for those […]
Read more "Good on paper"Our bank accountsOur healthThe houses we live inThe people we loveThe institutions we trustThe careers we pine forThe politics we’d die forThe breath in our lungs.All goods in the end are perishable.Not much lasts forever.So perhaps its to best to liveWith an open-handednessThat doesn’t grasp too tightlyOn things that, by nature,Are always slipping away.
Read more "Perishable goods"There are none.Feeling wholly undone by this factIs folly,It is not groundsFor feeling sorry for yourself Own your story In all its pain and glory-Its the only one you’ve got.
Read more "Problem free versions of your story"How do you respond to conditional love?Certainly not in kind.We are not necessarily boundBy the treatment others give to us,We have no obligationTo wait until their attitude improvesBefore we change our own.Love, as it turns out,Is always an option.Indeed it is a tall orderTo take the high road,But it is the only road availableTo reach […]
Read more "Conditional love"From enemies and vagabondsTo lovers and trusted sonsGod has done a thingThat we will sing about forever,For He has penned a glorious stanzaWith our very lives,Weaving together seemingly random eventsThat converge to form a constellation of His mercies-Moments that made no senseSeasons so dark we lost our very selvesNon-linear paths that all led usHere.To His […]
Read more "We have become His poetry"Doesn’t mean condoning their folly Or overlooking the pain that they cause, But it does involve being curious About where they are coming from And bringing an ear to hear Not just their words but their heart. It is a fools errand To try and change another person, So rather than assuming victimhood And reacting […]
Read more "Understanding others"How good must your fortunes beBefore you choose generosity?How much reassuranceBefore you behave like you belong?How much good will you overlookBefore you accept that ‘better is possible’?There’s nothing quite as difficultAs winning your own heart overAfter it gets jaded enough,Even when there is sufficient evidenceTo support a better narrative-Once you are convincedYou live in a […]
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