Seeking Silence
I want
to be there
where the
treeline
thins out
to rough terrain
and the
temperatures drop
as it begins
to become hard
to breathe
and cell signals
taper off
to nothing
but quiet
writing activity
Gideon’s Challenge – The Silence
The Silence
How is it
in a room
full of people
we can feel
so alone
even
as they speak
and smile
touch
and hug
it only makes
that moment of
desolate
solitude
more acute
than before
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Gideon’s Challenge – Impossible Standards
Impossible Standards
I wish
my housekeeper
was better
at her job
and yet
I can’t really
complain
too much
as she works
for pennies
and
at least
I’m not
doing the work
in her stead
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Gideon’s Challenge – Resistance
Resistance
The head shop
is a museum
full of cute
and pretty things
that I’m not
allowed to have
because
I have
no use for them
but that
doesn’t stop me
from melting
when I find
something
so cute
it’s hard to resist
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Gideon’s Challenge – Curious Corners
Curious Corners
Boots
kick up dust
as we move
along the trail
wondering
always wondering
what’s around
the next bend
and the next
as curiosity
spurs us on
to go farther
and farther still
instead
of turning back
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Gideon’s Challenge – Your Devotion
Your Devotion
It is in
your eyes
when you look
at me
Devotion
that steals
the breath
and I wonder
how I possibly
passed muster
to become
your everything
and for you
to allow me
to make you
mine
Twisting the Leaf 