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Gentle Birdsong and Bones Unbroken — For Those I’ve Never Met Who Fear the Ones Who Love

I’m sure you’ll never read this
This lesson could never come from me
But I do hope you learn it
Somewhere, from someone

I know it may be so, so very hard
For many of us to believe this
(Trust me, I do)
But please do consider the possibility 
That you can make the space you need
To hold and keep everything they have to offer you

When She Lets You In

When she lets you in, everything will change.
You will not be in our world anymore.
The world will swirl around you
and her 

and her 

and her.

.

July 7, 2025

(Reflecting upon the potential future romantic success of a friend.)

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So much love given:
surely most will
find its way back home

Love is infinite:
it knows only the limits
our fear imposes

.

(I see how much love some others generate and share. I wish they’ll always see as much as possible come back to them.)

Reminders

Kind words, patient pauses,
encouragement to shine

Handmade cards, cats on T-shirts,
specially chosen stones

Notes inked on pages in books of wisdom,
celebrating decades lived

Soft roomy sleepwear, fruit in baskets,
flowers to communicate care

Mirrors sharp yet somehow gentle,
encouragement to live

Immense communication wordless and not
echoes through the chambers of my heart,
reminding me what I am to others

.

June 26, 2025

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