Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
A beautiful post, VJ. Love your thoughts as well.
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Thanks so much!
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Love how the trees seem to form an arch in the last window view. ❤ I'd love to be the passenger instead of always the driver. It's all in the eye's of the beholder.
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It really is. For years, it was always me driving, until health took it away. Couldn’t take these pics from the driver’s seat.
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So true. There are advantages to being in the passenger seat. My daughter says to me, “Did you see that!” I reply, “No, I’m concentrating on driving.”
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I love how you brought the spiritual into the physical! Well done V.J.! ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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Great points of view.
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Thanks Jon
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Those photos tell a lot of stories in itself
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Thank you. I think they do.
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These are beautiful car window views. The narrow, long road is my favorite! 🙂
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Thanks Amy. I love that view.
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Love the image of the road ahead VJ. Really tells a story
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Thanks Tina!
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