There is a point
during oppression when the
brain flips this switch
occurs only in survivors
and never in those
who relinquish their autonomy
to their now accepted
newly elected brutal tyrants
The mind shatters sending
shards of itself to
the far reaches of
the universe in an
attempt to find a
hospitable home a place
where it can rest
When my mind flipped
it turned to the
planet of Humor orbiting
a far off star
called Incomprehensible and I
allowed myself the luxury
of a tidbit of
insanity because I knew
that the reality in
which I found myself
was so far beyond
So I dipped my
toe into the detachment
pool then slowly began
to wade having tied
a rope about myself
mooring me to sanity
from which I could
follow to pull myself
free once this torment
was over like a
bad psychedelic trip down
Alice’s own rabbit hole
I can only now
recall this dark adventure
having finally at last
climbed my highest peak
free from the clouds
and now feeling sun
Category: Gay
LDLTRelationships (to Jay)
It’s not the proximity
of someone that makes
a relationship a relationship
for there are many
people who live with
others yet feel lonely
It’s not physical presence
that promotes a kinship
it’s time and attention
The place where this
equation occurs is less
important than its summation
for any equation which
subtracts is always less
than what was added
Never worry about distance
for the heart only
measures time and attention
GloriouslyAlone
I am finally learning
to live with less
but in this case
less does mean more
I cannot tell you
how much less leads
to so much more
But refocusing your lens
from others to yourself
you begin to see
so many new things
so many different possibilities
for happiness your happiness
Being alone happy alone
is not the end
that so many think
Being alone happy alone
is a newly discovered
hallway chock full of
doors to where you
will never ever know
until you open one
Home
I have rediscovered happiness
having long ago been
taught but recently forgotten
A home that reflects
you a refrigerator filled
with fresh food and
love in your heart
This home my home
is welcome to all
Come in kick off
your shoes get comfortable
and only ever bring
your love with you
I’ll provide the rest
Re
I’m in the land
of Re reinvention redesign
and rediscovery the land
of Re is found
only on the other
side of once had
And you can only
ever find the door
in the dark the
land of Re belongs
to those who tried
and failed to those
who chose to leave
behind the land of
Re only ever belongs
to the courageously triumphant
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 