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The meeting host reads the ground rules sheetand states that this isn’t the sort of place where we talk about GodWhy then, do we close with the Lord’s PrayerYour claim feels flawedThe thing is, I kinda like itThough I’m hesitant to admit It’s soothing in some way This weird group skit  I sing the doxology with my…

The meeting host reads the ground rules sheetAnd states that this isn’t the sort of place where we talk about GodWhy then, do we close with the Lord’s PrayerYour claim feels flawedThe thing is, I kinda like itThough I’m hesitant to admit It’s soothing in some way This weird group skit  I sing the doxology with my…

Everything is impermanent, I say Thinking of the way coffee loses heatAnd the birds stop chirping when the conversation is completeAnd your imprint, one day, is no longer on my seat I’ll miss showing up in the world as a studentPermission to be silly and wildPermission to let go of perfection and controlAnd grab the hand…

I didn’t know what to do for your birthday this year.I mulled on it for days. I felt guilty for not wanting to cry. I felt ashamed for not wanting to hold the grief, to cradle it softly in my hands and say: “I see you, it’s okay.” I wanted to be happy, to remember all of…

I want to unsubscribe from emailsAnd subscribe to the research that says:Dancing is more effective at treating depression than SSRIsAndPhysical touch releases oxytocin  I want to think about the future lessAnd being here, with you, moreThe collective “they” say: be present And it’s something that I strive for I’m not looking for that thing “they” call…

In another lifeWe never wonder ‘what if’We move to the new cityWe take the other jobWe say the right thingMore often than we say it wrong In another lifeYou and I existWe choose each otherTake the risk-embrace the abyss–here, hold my hand, let me kissYou. We don’t turn awayYour hand on my legSteady, sure We…

Today, I wondered if there is a purpose to feeling things so intensely. I wondered if other people feel this much. Today, I biked 8 miles and rode for a while without using my hands, a skill that I recently discovered. I passed a man who grinned and gave me a thumbs up. I passed…

Will you let me wade into the mire with you?  I won’t pretend to exist somewhere above the pain, immune to the shapeshifting of our brains.  I know the darkness and that she whispers into your ear; come here, let me be clear that you are not enough and you need too much and you…

Springfield>community>missed connections I saw you at the kum and go on Republic road, you were at gas pump 3. I was dancing in my car and we made eye contact. No ring on your finger; tall with dark hair and a farmer’s tan. You got a cherry icee. I got feels for you.  I passed…

Do you think that I’m neurotic Sliding to and froOn a scale of well to unfit One moment high, the next, low  I bet I’m your favorite client Because I make you laughThat’s how you win therapy Make em laugh, make em cryMake em wonder whyThey got into this professionBecause sometimes it’s shitListening to people talk about their…