August 2015 – Coffee & Condensation

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015

Poem: Griefs

“Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied.”
Isaiah 53:11a

Go ahead.
Make your list.
Those things you don’t have.
The things you’ve done wrong.
The things the world has done to you.
The things you could never accept. Not in a million years.

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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015

Reflections on riding the bus from an anonymous, disgruntled suburbanite

Riding the bus for the first time without getting lost produces feelings of accomplishment. Being confident you don’t look lost, on the other hand, is an advanced skill.
Potentially falling up the stairs once while embarking the bus does not erase aforementioned feelings of accomplishment.
Everyone on the bus has a story.

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August 10, 2015August 6, 2015

Poem: I see the clouds

I see the clouds. Gray and foreboding.
Covering the sky.
They hover. And long for release.

The day closes. The sky goes dark.
The clouds remain, but blend into the darkness.
Unseen. Waiting.

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