They don’t like the word “deserving”
But they fear taking too much
They use different words
But I hear “undeserving” in their message
I ask…
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They don’t like the word “deserving”
But they fear taking too much
They use different words
But I hear “undeserving” in their message
I ask…
A friend recently mentioned jealousy in a conversation, which got me thinking…
I don’t get jealous so much. I don’t hate others — I just can get very very sad if I lose something important, and internalize it. I have a problem with myself, not the other.
Born some years ago
Today I celebrate him
Great friend and ally
Rarely seen under the daytime sun
Appearing from time to time
Collecting energy enough to gleam…
Revisiting words
Those that once tugged emotional strings
Wetting eyes and shortening breath
Without changing form
Somehow have become vicious…
Cleaning to pass time
Long wait to see friend again
Smiling all the while
Friend’s words taking root
With generous perspective
I can hope again
Did they find a safe shoreline?
Was their heart calmed
And did they find their…
Autumn leaves drifting:
Longing to see them return
Friend’s homecoming nigh
…to experience the depth
The comfort and warmth found when
Reaching all the way down…
Something is different now.
The whispering voice isn’t quite the same.