Its is far easier to impulsively sense, reactively feel, or spontaneously expectorate the words “I love you,” Than it is to take the time, deliberately make the effort, or ponder and deeply consider, uttering the words “I understand you.” Humbly yours, J
Room
Paris adjusted his position in the chair. As chairs go, it was far from anything special. It was rigid, with no cushion or padding of which to speak. It was constructed of some unidentifiable wood, covered by a thin layer of a dark and slightly copper hued paint. The paint flaked off the chair at […]
Prestidigitation
What is fear without a rush? What of confidence without doubt? What is ecstasy without melancholy? What of silence without song? It’s the great emotional sleight of hand, the divulging of one and sublimation of the other. It’s the perfect sentimental illusion. Proffering grandness while shrinking another. What is anger without meekness? What of love without […]
The great sadness of old socks
Over time I have amassed a considerable collection of single socks. I would do a load of laundry, and find that there were a few socks that were lacking their mate. These halves of a pair I would throw into a drawer, intending that when another load of laundry was complete, I would match them with their […]
The Unbent
Though the wind tears upon my face and rips through my clothing, and slices into my skin, Though the rain hammers my scalp, drenches my coverings, and chills me to the bone, Though the sun creates blisters upon my neck, and causes me to shed that which shields my flesh, Though the snow and ice […]
Lessons from the Trail (II)
After my meeting with Billy Goat, and a longer than normal rest period, I continued south on the AT. I was well fueled, and felt well rested, though I had only hiked between seven and eight miles. When I would do dayhikes, my feelings of fatigue only showed themselves after twelve or thirteen miles. Admittedly, […]
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One step, one breath, one touch, one blink. One love, one sadness, one anger, one bliss. One summer, one fall, one spring, no thaw. Single vision, solo feel, one impression, one song. A direction, a choice, a journey, a life. One is what we are, what we believe. One is how we feel, how we […]
Lessons from the Trail (I)
Not long ago, I finished hiking all 229 miles of the Appalachian trail in Pennsylvania. A few sections of the Appalachian trail in PA, I hiked multiple times, thus adding quite a few, non-unique miles, to this substantial total. But I can honestly say that I’ve hiked every piece of the AT in Pennsylvania. I […]
Open Heart Incision (II)
The muscles in his forearms began to quiver during the motion as recollection of his prior procedures pulsed through his mind. Crimson droplets beaded at the site of the cut as he drew the knife horizontally across the faded scar on his chest. Flickering squares of red and white bit into his vision as he […]
Contentment
This morning I sat in the grass in the shade. I sat in the grass, by a lake in a state which wasn’t my own. My legs were weary, my shoulders were sore, my feet were blistered and pained, the rest of my body was raw from exertion, and my mental state lethargic from a […]