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September 13

Be gentle
with
yourself;
have
that kind
of day.
j.g.l.

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a decade of days…

2025 is an anthology of thoughts du jour, unsolicited advice, messages of peace, philosophy, poetry, and photographs from the past decade of Mythos & Marginalia. In unchronological order, the years not as important as the dates, each post a reminder (if only to myself) that I do indeed write every damn day.

November 9

to live more

try to
breathe out
more than
you breathe in

try
to give more
than you
are given

try to
live more
than you
are living

try
to forgive more
than you are
forgiven

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November 4

look further

I don’t think
we can accept
face value at
face value

I have
too many questions and
too much time
on my hands
to believe everything
we are told

There is always
more than
meets the eye

Look further

Go beyond
What you are told

© 2020 j.g. lewis

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October 31

unknowing

Don’t we all wear masks,
disguise ourselves
to protect our souls
from the unknown
or unknowing?
Sometimes honesty
needs to be concealed
to remain real.

© 2019 j.g. lewis

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November 10

cloud songs

Random thoughts on
     a morning walk,
the day presenting itself and
its glorious ways. Before
    the give and take decisions
     we must make.
Concessions and compromise,
    duties must be fulfilled.
Who knows how long
this slight repose will last?
                       Walk on.

© 2023 j.g. lewis

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November 8

who?

Identity.
Man, woman, father,
         mother,
                        sister,
brother,
            friend or foe.
One or the other.
           Who are you?
Co-dependent,
rather questionably
independent, beholden
              to no one else.
Do you wonder?
           Misrepresented.
Misunderstood, or
mistaken for another.
Image.
Imagine who
               you could be.
More than meaningful
interpretation,
we often change
      with the situation.

© 2018 j.g. lewis

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November 5

passing time

The sleep, the time,
the daylight we have gained
will only be taken back.
In the spring we lose,
in the fall we gain, a practice
we continue, again and again.
Will our lives change much
over a meagre hour?
Does time have its place,
its privilege, or power
to disrupt emotions;
what is yours or what’s mine?
Will it make
any real difference?

© 2018 j.g. lewis

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