Symbiosis
Calloused hands
and hungry lips
coiled arms
the slam of hips
Your fist so tight
you are my air
you have my trust
I know you care
drag me under
and set me free
I want you to devour me
rainforest moss
Gideon’s Challenge
Chaos
Yesterday
so resolute
and then
the morning comes
second guesses
warring thoughts
a cacophony
within the mind
as guilt
and obligation
and responsibility
try to beat me
into submission.
And yet,
I persist.
I made the decision yesterday to take a week off from the business and give myself some breathing room. This isn’t a full vacation, of course, as I’ll still be working at the farm and the salon, but yet… it is a huge thing all the same. I’ve never taken time off voluntarily just for myself before. Not ever.
So it’s not surprising that guilt and doubts would play havoc with my insides today concerning the decision. Thing is though? I need it. I need some time. I’m not letting the guilt and doubts turn me away from this. I need the time… and I’m taking it.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Je ne sais quoi
It happens sometimes
that moment of concern
as we prep to play
and I look at
the character chosen
and think
“Can I fill these shoes?”
“Have I lost the voice?”
And then we start
and everything slips
into place
and I can breathe a sigh
of relief.
Some of our characters I enjoy so much that when we take a break from them and then go to play them again, I find myself worrying that I won’t be able to slide back into their skin and play them again. That I’ll have lost their voice… their essence. That thing that makes them unique. I’m so relieved to have found that special spark again today and realized that it was not lost for the chars we are playing.
Twisting the Leaf 