its historic promise
and the hope it will
as it will not
as it does
always
it cannot be december
without snow
without even
the promise of snow
anticipation
of precipitation
december begins
as it ends
always
promising more
© 2020 j.g. lewis
What isn’t necessary?
What do you really need?
What can you do without?
What else could you
do with all that time?
© 2020 j.g. lewis
Be thankful
for what you have, for
what you have to let go of,
and for those who are still
with you. Gratitude comes
in many forms. Look around.
Be thankful.
© 2021 j.g. lewis
Unrelenting in its determination,
unceasing. Our resiliency stronger
than even we know, a capacity for
understanding more than what shows.
How then to deal with, or accommodate,
even lessen the impact. Cause and effect.
A conundrum. An intrusion. Never ending.
Daunted by circumstance, inundated with
ignorance, we struggle with our self.
Breathe. Let it out.
Are you able to manage the pressure, as
it builds, as it corrupts, as it influences
each and every decision or outcome.
We all are feeling more than we deserve.
It is constant in its resolve. How will you
know when you are ready to blow?
Does it accumulate internally, littering
precious thought patterns, preventing
progress. Can it be prevented?
Breathe. Let it go.
© 2019 j.g. lewis
You continue trying
to forget, and
in time you may,
yet still it keeps
haunting you
day after day?
What do you
remember
again and again?
A shadow of doubt
or whisper of shame?
Think about it?
It’s one of those things
you were so sure
you forgot, but you
but you didn’t or
you can’t
erase your thoughts.
© 2020 j.g. lewis