and if, in time
i learn how to balance out
the good and the bad
(the blue and the red)
((the happy and the sad))then maybe I’ll understand
what it’s like
to [finally] be
human
humanity
September 9, 2020 (part 2)
a mouse in the kitchen
but no chaos in the house
we coax the little guy into
a glass cup
and gently carry him out the door
down the steps
across the yard
to the cover of some brush
all the while i tenderly sing
‘it’s ok, baby, it’s ok, it’s ok.’
and if humanity has the capacity
to reassure creatures who don’t understand our language
can we try to speak a little more kindly to each other?
April 29
the ups and DOWNS of
DISease
DISsatisfaction
DISparities
DIStancing
one moment i am creating more than i’ve created in my past three lifetimes
the next moment i cannot bear to do anything but
DIStract
how can one live (fully)
in this time
without careening
OFF
this roller coaster?
to live
to be live
to be alive
to be a live-
ing
breathe-
ing
hum-
an
BE-
ing
kipventures 