norwegian

cohesion between
land and sea
past and present
not separate but continuous

again and again
what's changed?
i've been here before
but it's different now
haunting
like i shouldn't have wandered
shouldn't have stumbled
fallen down, down
to the forbidden
cause it's only suffering
again and again

knot

there's this point of tension
in the never-ending rope
and here's one and here's one
tied tight

i found a blue mouse in my bag today
my cat's toy
knot
i sent my mom pictures of my new haircut
searching for some response
knot
fall classes
knot
dirty laundry
knot
limited experience
knot
need tickets
knot
waiting
tired of waiting
knot
too little
knot
too much
knot knot knot
don't . . .
knot

resisting
only
cinches

i can't move

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it only takes one

that's some happiness you've got there
success, strong reputation, easy relationships
a flagrant taunt to a troubled soul
i have not the means
whereby to reach
my happiness
is separately defined

eight

convenient stories
righteous beliefs, ethical cautions
when our shared eternal wisdom
speaks otherwise

that between virginity and ecstasy
the heavens and elation
between myth and the highest order
exists that achievable infinite

deposit

give me back what i put in
and i would be rich indeed

asparagus

asparamagoosus
we used to call it
my sister and i

come dinnertime
with our secret veggie code
triumphed as superior
and definitely more fun

this bond of our own
a tradition
a trifle silly
but shared
that delicious asparamagoosus

tendency

perhaps now
always and forever
but never before
if we abandon balance
we seek it
to lean, to fall, to restore

reaching without disconnection
again and again
we tend

mint

neutralize
bastardize
utilize
compromise?
fraternize
catalyze
simple bold fresh clean

line

sail above heads
and past fears
ignoring objections
no arrival
only new directions
nothing changes
only new connections
no escape
only new dissections

follow along
let it be

history

someone else's tomorrows
marked by actions,
provoked by ideas,
transferred to the tangible
is nothing
save our remembrance