1/2 > 1/2

I walk the line
like Johnny C.
with honest fullness on one side
and tempered acceptability on the other.

If I were to do the math
between those two parts
of this whole person
I could say with clear eyes
that I prefer honest
over tempered
and fullness
over acceptability.

It's as simple as that
No matter what,
No matter what.

My Favorite Reminder

There are okra seeds sprouting
right now
in pots
in my backroom
I put the seeds in their soil,
their recognized environment, and
they heard the call
they felt the dark
they knew the womb
and they began their journey
in the wrong season
in a north facing window
in someone's backroom.
We're gonna see what happens.
We may be having fried okra,
come December.

And so I remember that there are rules
and there are rhythms
but we can get playful
and twinkle-eyed with it all too.

It's really not all so serious...