So so so
many people are
just jigsaw puzzles
with pieces missing
but rather than
looking for the
pieces that fit
they find pieces
that don’t that
in fact fit
someone else’s puzzle
and they settle
for a picture
that isn’t quite
but is enough
whereas I prefer
to be missing
than filled with
what never ever
belonged there in
the first place
Category: Affection
Canvas
I have discarded
each and everything
ever procured during
the presence of
another every piece
of furniture trinket
picture clothing book
shoe glass dish
pan paper pen
I am now
my own blank
canvas upon which
to paint anything
with any colors
absent from lines
which to follow
I have now
built my sanctuary
which reflects only
me remember that
things are not
memories things don’t
have memories only
people have them
don’t keep things
that remind you
of anyone else
for both those
and them aren’t
thinking about you
ThyLove
I am learning
every single day
the importance of
putting me first
this isn’t selfish
it is essential
immersing ourselves in
the bath that
we are not
only cleanses but
also rejuvenates us
take your time
with yourself today
you will love
yourself for it
Wrinkles (to sweet pea)
And watching you
ironing your clothes
ironically I’m thinking
about the wrinkles
I will make
when you’re finished
prior to leaving
making people wonder
if you’d slept
in them when
in fact we
both recently had
WisdomSaid…
Wisdom speaks into the
mystery that I am
It knows exactly what
I will one day
so when Wisdom said
that there’s no one
for me to love
it simply meant that
I must learn to
love myself in aloneness
learning to be happy
absent the happiness that
someone else gives me
Wisdom said that love
isn’t meant to fill
but rather to find
a cup that is
already filled adding more
and making it overflow
love is then abundance
for an empty cup
can never be filled
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 