Friday, July 18, 2025

(un)Learning

 Why is it easier to learn bad on accident?

 Why is it so hard to unlearn bad?

Well...


 Perhaps it's that we can see the long road ahead,

Or perhaps it's that we can't see ahead after all.

 But...


 We can see behind us,

 And

 It's probably a longer path behind us,

 So more to see and get out.


 Yeah maybe

Friday, July 11, 2025

Degrees of Slope

Lab.

The practice arena.

A training ground.

A controlled space where the rules are plain.


Touchpoint.

Involved, but not always significant.

The slope forms.


Finish line.

A goal is set.

It's not about reaching the line.

It's the intent to try that marks this presence.


Bond.

Forged through chemicals.

Sometimes forgotten.

Always in effect.

Cat Eyes

Have you ever been shocked by a cat?

You go to caress the soft fur when suddenly

The experience turns painful.


Have you ever learned from a cat?

They will not come by prompting.

It must be their own decision.


But also

That just means the work morphs

From patience to maintenance.


Their attention is not free

To choose

Out of convenience.


So work every

Day

To earn their presence.

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Simple Answers… Ed una verità complicata

<The simple answer is yes, but the truth is more complicated.>

I understand firsthand now what you meant then.

Monday, June 30, 2025

Glass

Have you ever felt like glass?

What kind?


<What're my options?>


Float,

Tinted,

Reflective,

Coated,

Mirror,

Laminated,

Tempered,

Insulated,

Textured,

Acid-etched,

Stained,

Smart,

Anti-glare,

Anti-reflective,

Borosilicate,


Choose.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Money Matters

I wish I could predict how the winds will blow.

I wish It was okay to sink the eggs into one basket.

But it’s not.


I wish I could protect you without fail.

I wish I could count on the best happening.

But I have no way to do that.


How do I know the worth? 

How will I know the level is met?

Surpassed?


What more than time can show for it?

That worth is placed correctly in the dark.

Monday, April 28, 2025

Basta così

What is enough?


Is it enough to love,

To work hard,

To give it all?


What is worthy?


Is it worthy to feel fulfilled,

To feel free,

To feel happy?


When is enough?


When is return diminished,

Too much effort for the payout,

Too much sacrifice for the promise?


Who's to say when the line is?

Who's to say where the bar is sits?


Basta così.