It takes effort
to turn even
the smallest boat
imagine yourself as
that a boat
gliding gently through
sometimes calm waters
sometimes greater swells
it takes time
to change course
but more importantly
it takes discipline
if you want
change in life
do one of
two simple things
remove the oars
and simply drift
you’ll get somewhere
not by choice
but by chance
or dig deeper
and shoulder down
taking your aim
at exactly where
and then the
when will come
be your own
discipline of course
Author: Harlan Didrickson
I first started writing this blog as a way to refocus my thinking after a debilitating mental breakdown in 2008. Having been educated in writing, I had hoped that my love for words would have left a trail for me to follow and, well, here we are.
WhoDo
Wisdom once said
breakup with him
he’s not yours
neither you his
get off apps
for there’s no
one for you
you are for
others to find
only when they
will need you
to join them
in their lives
stop pursuing those
you don’t need
and rather be
there when those
who do you
that is your
only path to
happiness with others
Hand
I knew then
right then there
what I was
meant to be
a great explorer
for as I
traced the lines
of your palm
as it rested
upon my leg
I knew where
you had been
what you had
touched and every
single other hand
you had held
InDifferent
Deciding to not
rather than do
often does provide
possibilities before unseen
doing the same
results in same
and doing different
causes new freshness
try something new
try anything new
a different way
to walk a
different route to
work a different
outfit to wear
be your different
and therein discover
your different things
Middle
Not everyone wants
the same thing
and why it
takes me longer
than most everyone
to understand this
must be stubbornness
I am but
a petulant child
expecting to get
whatever I want
but like two
men building the
same bridge from
opposite sides of
the vast canyon
the middle to
one is rarely
ever the middle
to the other
