Month: July 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

We do not sing of today
with the pride of those
who sang before.

Negligent in our duty,
we overlook promises
we used to understand.

We don’t have to look,
we can feel the damage
as it continually occurs.

Who will sing tomorrow
without concern, or
understanding, of pride?

07/25/2019                                   j.g.l.

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Posted on July 24, 2019 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

Our identity is as much who we are, as who we want to be.

Who we are; it’s complicated (I know I am) and every once in a while we need to remind ourselves of what makes us unique, interesting, desirable, and worthy.

I am so many things; defined as much by what I do as what happens to be.

I am, above all else, a father. The aspects of that role alone change, and will continue to change, as time passes. The importance is not lost on me, nor is it expected.

I am a brother. I am an orphan of sorts. I am a friend. I am a lover. I am an individual, but I am part of something quite magnificent.

I am not alone.

I don’t subscribe to a particular religion, but I do have faith. I won’t simply cop out and say I am spiritual; I was raised Christian and I do not know enough about the alternatives, so, right now, it is what I know.

I am open to change.

I am Canadian. I was born here; it is what I have always known.

I am curious. I am kind. I am present.

I am aware.

I am a poet and I am a writer. I choose to differentiate because the roles are not interchangeable, and I will flip back and forth depending on the mood or the muse. Words do not limit me.

I am who I am, more than what I am.

I am a historian in as much as I’ve learned the lessons of the past will, often, temper decisions I make about the future. I am here, and I will not go back there.

I am flawed, at times fucked up, yet I see my shortcomings as opportunities to heal, to change, and to be more understanding of those who, like me, can easily be led astray (curiosity does have consequences).

I am a sinner, and not purposely so. Perhaps “survivor” would be more apt. I have done what I needed to do.

I am grateful, and I am ashamed.

I am myself.

I am a man, but more so; I am human.

I am a possibility.

I am many things. More importantly, I could be more.

 

© 2019 j.g. lewis

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Posted on July 23, 2019 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

Of course you doubt; of course
you do. It’s no secret we are all
disbelievers, at times.
Doubt is personal, or stronger,
when it becomes self-doubt.
Only you can know
what is best for you.
Think it over, but not too much
(it’s when you overthink that
doubt truly surfaces).
Only you can decide
what is right for you.
You have the right to think for
yourself. Nobody else can do it
for you. Think about it.
Doubt the doubt.

07/23/2019                                        j.g.l.