If Emily and I Heart Opened Donald
like when we remember
that the world can dematerialize
all in a body
wearing his sweater while
his fibers let go
when i split, real sudden, I HAVE TO
LET IT ALL FALL
APART
knowing makes knowing
of luck, of blessings
wanting to make it better
a better kind of wanting
Sit and Pet The Cat
Would it help if we gave you a few minutes each day just to sit
and pet the cat?
Or time to look out a window?
Sometimes it’s touch that does it best, brings you back, into
your body.
Or checking in with the ongoing sensory dialogue between you
and the world.
You and the world.
Please.
Let the cat show you.
How to be More Human
imagine other people
when they were babies
and so love them
imagine yourself that way
and even if it was bad
sometimes think
of the softness
you must
have received
just to make it
breathe
while thinking of breathing
which is to say
breathe
while breathing
eat while eating
it doesn’t have to be
all the time
even honestly hardly ever
will help
like they say
cook the hard stuff first
so sit there
stew yourself
let you become tender
with heat and time
