Frustrated
When no amount
of product
can make
the fly aways
calm
the corkscrews
relax
the cowlicks
settle
it becomes
a challenge
to not pull out
the razor
and start
shearing
it all off
Gideon’s Challenge – Frustrated
pacific northwest
Gideon’s Challenge – Triggered
Triggered
words
that make
my world
implode
words
not heard
with my ears
for decades
words
that shatter
my insides
to pieces
as they echo
and reinforce
insidious whispers
that my brain
has been
poisoning me with
for always
and I cry
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Gideon’s Challenge – Wanderlust
Wanderlust
lets go
for a long walk
that starts off
easy
and becomes
a challenge
in rocky ground
and elevation
as we end up
scaling
steep inclines
for yet unseen
peaks
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Gideon’s Challenge – Frustration
Frustration
When clutter
feels like
chaos
and collections
feel like clutter
the temptation
to throw it all
away
surges
to the surface
and it’s time
to step back
and take
a breath
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Gideon’s Challenge – Tangled
Tangled
skin feeling
too tight
for what lives
within it
as teeth
clench
until jaw aches
and irritation
makes
everything
a little more
difficult
to handle
as chaos
reigns
not in reality
but residing
within the mind
alone
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Gideon’s Challenge – Uncertainty
Uncertainty
split second
moments
of normalcy
are slipped
between heartbeats
like illusive
grains of sand
sliding
between fingers
lost
no matter
how desperately
grasped
until nothing is left
except empty hands
and the erratic beats
of an
unpredictable rhythm
Twisting the Leaf 