my tendency is to laugh at my first impressions.something in my history casts a sinister spellthat even the simplest question disperses.delightful surprises arise when i gobeyond the first brush of my eyes.followup questions are the love languagein my dialogue with life.
be honest: is culture the abilityto sing the same songs togetherin joyful abandonwith your neighbors? is culturea shared recipe,or a coordinatedchildcare plan? is culture the fact that you’ve shoppedat the same Target,or are recovering from the same expectationto sit still and keep quiet? is culture the purchaseof the right brand,that signals casual, but not struggling? … Read more
Let’s take a moment to say something out loud:there’s a lot of terrible writing in the world;and a lot of terrible writing is one of the reasonsmany of our kids are not excited to sit and squint and parse, under fluorescentlighting, at desks that wreck their bodies, in rowsof kids, not allowed to wiggle or … Read more
the paradox of the poet:in the constant attemptto make this human experiencemore legible and thus bring more closenessbetween one’s closest relationsone often makes oneselfodd, unrecognizable to the very hearts one wants to join.it’s not their fault:it’s just their way.they are not actually doing anything. be gentle with the poets among us:try to notice, while they … Read more
reparations begin with children:
otherwise, in 80 years,
what can be said to have been repaired?
an interesting consequence of being both autistic and adhd is the push-pull, fast-slow, act-ruminate, interplay between these two processing styles, that beget strong long-arc themes: pattern-recognition, justice sensitivity, rejection-sensitive dysphoria; and also tolerance for ambiguity, conflict resolution, and a need to articulate the awkward unspoken paradox. looked at as a snapshot, i can appear to … Read more
If action turns the world within,Then who knows where the world begins? If sitting still should make one smart,Then who can make a piece of art? when breadth and height themselves are clear,what then, when depth and time appear? when space and time the self erode,where, then, is found a safe abode? bereft of home, … Read more
if one aspires to advocate, one is wise to watch the baby. the baby is the perfect advocate,advocating directly for their own needs. (may all our babies’ needs be met,directly) one is wise to meet the baby’s needs, directly,knowing where a baby with unmet needs is liable to be led. only the wise know this.(who … Read more
here’s what i’m trying to reconcile, sweetie, some of us recognize that we maybe only have five days left to connect with our loved ones, while others feel that time is endless, and we’ll always have another chance, in the future, to eventually connect with our loved ones. and those of us who recognize that … Read more
