I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: November 2021
Warning signs, dashboard indicators, red flags,
continual reminders of what is ahead, or
what follows at breakneck speed. Too fast;
too busy, too confused, we yield not to the signals,
but push ahead, our direction, our intention,
our destination more important
than anyone else. Even suspended in traffic,
all four lanes, our refusal to allow others in
is more than stubbornness. Sharing neither
caution or common courtesy, we will not alter
or acknowledge our route.
To do so is to admit less power, or that we may
have lost our way. Distance and time
the only measure of where we are going, or
how we will get there. We navigate the commute
between the reality we live with, and that
which is expected, our individual emissions
contributing to the noxious fumes we ingest. Daily.
Driving forward, but not ahead, running on empty,
through a cracked windshield we see, or believe,
nothing will harm us. Road rage, we curse
under our breath. or shout foul-mouthed insults
at those behaving as we are, refusing right-of-way.
To anybody. Self-motivated or selfish,
it makes little difference at any speed. We fail
to notice a world that passes us by. Look,
perhaps a shoulder check. It may take a glance
in the review mirror to remind us life is precious.
Slow down. Pay attention. Let others in.
©2016 j.g. lewis
Posted on November 5, 2021 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
who will
speak up
for you
if you don’t
speak up
for your self
self advocate
self declare
self-preservation
self-care
take care
of yourself
11/05/2021 j.g.l.
Posted on November 4, 2021 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
We come to accept
that which we know
about ourselves.
What we don’t understand
is better left to others.
We only know what
we want to know.
We only are what we
allow ourselves to be.
Accepting ourselves
is easier than understanding
ourselves.
For all I know
from what I can tell.
11/04/2021 j.g.l.
