By Kim Nelson, on January 13th, 2010%
It’s fragile,
This fabric wov’n on the loom of life.
So much not said, unshared, undone
Adds stress, does strain, builds strife.
We move along behind the veils
That privately we weave
To shield ourselves from falsehoods, truths,
Those others might believe.
We craft elaborate screens and scenes,
Essential to deceive.
But on and in our skin, it’s wrong
We know, and so we grieve.
Assumptions,
Eccentricities,
Duplicities,
Unshed
Will gnaw like moths, voraciously,
Destroy our silken thread.
And if the veils come wafting down
Aloft on judgment’s winds,
We hope the truth stands tall,
Prevails
And then the real us wins.
By Kim Nelson, on September 3rd, 2009%
Allusion to Persona,
Carefully honed façade,
Oppressive.
‘Elusion’ of the glare
and
Others’ clear sight,
Imperative.
Reputation’s risked.
Hopes and dreams at stake.
The threat: Reality.
Careful observation would illuminate the truth.
The image people love: Illusion.
Disclosure, loss of luster, verity revealed,
Risky.
Can’t have that.
What would the People read on Friday?
Inspired by Three Word Wednesday...Glare, Luster, Threat
By Kim Nelson, on August 14th, 2009%
I AM Fickle.
One day I love me
The next day I don’t.
“Me” doesn’t change much
In 24 hours.
It’s my attitude,
Perception,
Hormones.
My mind.
They change.
Fickle.
Some days I see my
Sparkle.
Some days I don’t.
My sparkle doesn’t dull,
Diminish,
Extinguish.
It’s my perception.
I see differently,
Judge harshly,
Criticize freely.
Some days.
I AM fickle.
It’s a quirk,
A wrinkle,
A fact
A flaw.
Still.
I AM Fabulous.
I AM.
By Kim Nelson, on August 26th, 2008%
Simplify.
To make simple.
It’s that easy.
It’s that hard.
Release the superfluous.
Embrace the essential.
Lose pretense.
Uncomplicate.
Ease.
Clear, pure, open.
Honest, natural, unfeigned.
Intelligent.
Ingenious.
Authentic & engaged.
Illuminated. Passionate. Serene.
Simple.
?
Ha!
