On the one hand
Living and dying are a continuum.
You can’t have one without the other.
And there is a point where
things change.
It is identifiable
or not, depending
on circumstances
I’ve crossed over.
I’m dying.
I feel it in my bones,
In my heart.
There is an intimacy to it
As I work to share it
with those I am closest to.
There is a sadness
that is beautiful.
May 31, 2023
Courage comes in all sizes
And shapes.
It can find you
(Or not)
When you cross
A line without
Knowing it.
And then there are those,
like Hannah Arendt,
German-Jewish political philosopher
who, eyes open,
reject a
comfortable niche
consistent with the
status quo.
Hannah was offered
opportunities to back down,
but didn’t.
Choosing engagement
Without cooptation.
A voice for our times
Brilliant and politically incorrect.
May 25, 2023
Courage comes in all sizes
And shapes.
It can find you
(Or not)
When you cross
A line without
Knowing it.
And then there are those,
like Hannah Arendt,
German-Jewish political philosopher
who, eyes open,
reject a
comfortable niche
consistent with the
status quo.
Hannah was offered
opportunities to back down,
but didn’t.
Choosing engagement
Without cooptation.
A voice for our times
Brilliant and politically incorrect.
May 25, 2023
Courage comes in all sizes
And shapes.
It can find you
(Or not)
When you cross
A line without
Knowing it.
And then there are those,
like Hannah Arendt,
German-Jewish political philosopher
who, eyes open,
reject a
comfortable niche
consistent with the
status quo.
Hannah was offered
opportunities to back down,
but didn’t.
Choosing engagement
Without cooptation.
A voice for our times
Brilliant and politically incorrect.
May 25, 2023
Courage comes in all sizes
And shapes.
It can find you
(Or not)
When you cross
A line without
Knowing it.
And then there are those,
like Hannah Arendt,
German-Jewish political philosopher
who, eyes open,
reject a
comfortable niche
consistent with the
status quo.
Hannah was offered
opportunities to back down,
but didn’t.
Choosing engagement
Without cooptation.
A voice for our times
Brilliant and politically incorrect.
May 25, 2023
I like writing it.
I love reading it.
What I love most of all
is the connection it creates
as we share our love,
our disappointment,
our hope for a better world.
Magic.
May 16, 2023
I like writing it.
I love reading it.
What I love most of all
is the connection it creates
as we share our love,
our disappointment,
our hope for a better world.
Magic.
May 16, 2023
I like writing it.
I love reading it.
What I love most of all
is the connection it creates
as we share our love,
our disappointment,
our hope for a better world.
Magic.
May 16, 2023
But what if the truth was that
All the other people in your life
only existed when you looked at them
That there existence was simply
A creation of your mind
Products of your imagination
All the interactions, arguments
Deep conversations, love making
Joint joys, shared sorrows. All of it
Merely mental images and sensations
Every person on a crowded train the progeny
Of not your body but your brain
That’s why people resemble each other
As your brain runs out of new facial features
And simply repeats a them, slightly varied
Your spouse no more substantial
Than a stranger passing on a bus
Your children chimeras, winking out
When you turn your back
Similarly, all of the places on the globe
On maps and in travel guides
Even the globes and travel guides
Merely products of a fevered mind
To create a world to explore
Even your house, existing where you stand
And can see. Each room created
As you enter. The one you leave destroyed
April 12, 2023
poems for friends 