Doctoring broken hearts –my own legacy a training ground –like an anesthesiologist I keep the patient breathing,asleep – muted by kindness,unconscious and unable to react. Why? Because lulling others is moreeffective than operating on self –faux obligations such a balm Administer lidocaine to the woundsNumbness preferable to open-heartedinvestigation… no sutures strong enoughto remedy internal bleeding […]
Somehow I knew his mask was porcelain –impossible to hide the soul’s lightreflected in troubled eyes… I played along though,humoured his self-deceptionnodded at assertions of calm Knew that one day the facade would crackthe mask would slip and the rage escape Why I didn’t run; I do not knowMaybe it was recognition –my own countenance […]
Wrapped in reptilian attire, changeclimbs aboard my well-intentioned schemelike a boa constrictor – disarming me I am more inconvenienced than repulsed –after all, snake is my power animal,Or so the seer said…many years ago Days when I would wear the scalycomportment of power – invitetransformation- my essence a seeker But I am trying to settle […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Your photos bring the quote to life! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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Great quote. We’re too often in a hurry to really notice. Love the textures in this photo.
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Even I, with my slow stroll, almost missed this shot. We need to be present to catch the magic.
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So true!
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The quotes such a simple observation with pretty sweeping implications. Lots of times the simple beats the complex.
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True! Thanks for commenting.
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I love the quote! I hadn’t run across it before. The accompanying photos play off it very well.
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Thanks. I hadn’t heard it before either, but thought it suited this photo.
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You’re welcome. The internet is giving us access to all kinds of insights we wouldn’t otherwise encounter.
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Yes, it is!
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