What shows
how little
we know?
What can be is
oft far less than
what we expect.
What is now
has never been
what it was.
07/25/2024 j.g.l.
silky seasonal haze
intermittent pain
will not cloud my judgment
this murky mental fog
will dissipate
like the weather and its ways
i can see through what is there
i have survived
temperamental indifference
truly toxic relationships
daring distrust
and personal lack of
steady self-confidence
embittered past
taking its toll
i have been less than
what I really am
i am more
i choose to look ahead
another day
blessed
04/15/2021 j.g.l.