Qualifying questions, remedial response.
Knowledge of situations often haunt.
What we know or have been told.
We tell ourselves we just don’t know.
Answers formed by thoughts untold.
Rumour and misinformation often sold.
Conspiracy theories tend to rule the day.
Bare truth and logic will get in the way.
04/22/2024 j.g.l.
Current Thoughts
Open your mouth, let words
bypass lips. Converse consciously
to brethren or bystanders.
Reach out to
close friends gone amiss.
Be not afraid, not now, of
articulating current thoughts and
accomplishments of which
you are proud, and even your sins
(for we have all owned a few)
might seem far less tragic
from an altered point of view.
Give fresh voice
to insecurities and anxieties hidden
within your self, speak highly of
those dusty dreams
languishing on a shelf.
Past sullen moments cast a
lengthy shadow, short-term
expectations tend to dull down
long-term possibilities.
Talk freely around all you want,
or hope, or desire to be.
Each intention will resonate
with those who wholly believe.
Understanding takes effort.
© 2024 j.g. lewis
April 18th is Poem in Your Pocket Day
a day to celebrate poetry by selecting a poem,
carrying it in your pocket, and sharing with the
friends and strangers who cross your path.
Share a poem wherever the day takes you, as you
would share a smile, a gesture, or your kindness.
Sharing is caring.
April is Poetry Month
take a poem to lunch
Our paths shift, circumstance and
attitude shaping our trajectory.
The company we keep alters both
our outlook and destination.
We are where we are
mainly because of who we are
and whom we are with.
04/16/2024 j.g.l.
I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
We’re going to take flashlights, illuminate the darkness, shine light into the corners of our mind, check for monsters under the bed, and then find time to cast shadow puppets on the wall.
We will write with yesterday’s crayons, tomorrow’s pencil, and the blood of our ancestors as we tear open the memory banks, clean off a few dirty secrets, and polish up the windshield for the meaningful journey ahead.
Pack a big lunch, bring along all your baggage, and prepare to make friends with a few strangers as you re-familiarize yourself with your self.
FINDING YOUR VOICE
MAKING THE CHOICE
Is a 24-day guided journaling program that will work wherever you find yourself in this life.
Explore the W5 of the self, healing and feeling, breathing and believing while you discover more reasons to continue the process of journaling.
Beginning June 30
VOICE/CHOICE is a great way to kick off the second-half of the year.
The days are longer, and brighter, and there is a little more time for your self.
Visit Soultalk: The Essence of Self on Facebook for more details, or to sign up for this soul-nourishing exercise.
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I’m like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.