Mythos & Marginalia

2015 – 2025: a decade of days


a daily breath

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    Our vision is not always clear, or perfect, or comfortable.

       What we see, all we believe (even the random questionable dialogue that interrupts considerable thought) adds up to our authentic life philosophy.

       It changes over time, as interim as it is, and contributes to well-being and mental health (as dubious as that may be).

       Life lessons, often in the form of unsolicited advice, impact our perception. Human is what we are — as flawed as that may be — and we all contribute something to the world that surrounds us, wherever we are (and that changes as well).

       Our ideas and imagination — the boundless curiosity of it all — are strengthened as we permit ourselves to indulge in practices and pastimes that continue to expand our range of emotion, as overwhelming and unpredictable as they may be.

       It is not always logical, or certain, or plausible, but it is our will that will take us through what needs to be done, even if it is not something we are fully conscious of.

       Growth, in any direction, is both meaningful and magnificent on any given day. Think about it today and every day.

       Look. Look deeper. Take your time to go inside; it is our internal thought that mainly controls our being.

       Slow down. Don’t rush. What we want to accomplish, as questionable as it is, needs time to develop. We are only human, but it is not that kind of race.

    08/19/2024                                                                                                j.g.l.

  • indelible

    It’s not always pretty, or perfect, or profound, yet each time your pencil graces the page, it leaves a mark.
       You leave behind a little bit of yourself.
       Thoughts are indelible; images are permanent, though the pencil is not. Even if erased, memories and moments, or meanings remain, even if only in your mind.
       Don’t be afraid of tarnishing the page. Let out what is inside. Be proud of what you feel and what you want to show in the moment.
       Make a mark.

    © 2017 j.g. lewis

  • 8:14 p.m. 08/14/2024


    It is never too soon

    to take notice of

    an early-rising moon.

    Ever closer to its

    fuller phase, Luna

    holds a charm in

    her certain ways.

    Always a gift, 

    if you choose to 

    lift your eyes.

    An everyday evening,

    still quite a surprise.

     

    08/15/2024                                                                                            j.g.l.

  • clandestine thoughts

    Secrecy and salvation,

    rarely one in the same.

    We seek pleasure where 

    we ought not to, purge 

    clandestine thoughts into 

    ears we should not trust;

    because we are where

    we shouldn’t be. 

    Unknowingly, 

    we will cry tomorrow 

    for the sins of today. 

    Once a habit, it is their way.

    Now. How many times 

    have you forgiven someone, 

    even yourself?

    Do you not remember, or

    even notice, words wasted

    in spite of it all.

    Tell me about pain,

    it’s been years since I have 

    even noticed how it feels 

    to feel like that.

    I cannot know relief, not

    like I used to. Sadly,

    it remains a secret.

     

    © 2024 j.g. lewis

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

           Most of us look,

    some of us see, less of us believe. 

       Division and derision 

    commonplace across our land; 

    perpetrators rarely understand 

    we will not buy 

    what they are selling.

           Already we struggle 

    with thoughts bought and sold to

    the lowest common denominator.

       Do not heed mixed messages 

    hidden in the stories they are telling.

       Most of us say nothing, some of us 

    less, not enough of us speak up. 

       Staying silent costs too much.

           Think for your self.

     

    08/12/2024                                                                                          j.g.l.