Remembrance.
As it is, not
as we wish it to be.
You have days
to think back on,
and you do…
05/25/2023 j.g.l.
always with the questions
Is what you do enough?
For who?
For you?
Self-doubt?
Self-love?
Self-centered?
Is it selfish to think mainly
of what I need to do for me,
myself, and I?
Why?
When will I find resolve to
my never-ending queries?
Will it be enough?
Do you still doubt?
Do you struggle with answers,
as much as the questions?
Can you decide?
Are you trying?
Is that enough?
05/23/2023 j.g.l.
cloud songs
Library of memories;
pages and paragraphs full of history
and biography, essay or adventure.
Which story should I tell?
Is it one you would well know or
a tale I still have no ending for?
05/16/2023 j.g.l.
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.
explanation
Posted on August 31, 2022 by j.g.lewis
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dialects accents
enunciation
vocal inflections
we speak
one language or another
our mother tongue
among others
we understand
what we can
we listen we read
meaning into messages
communication
takes effort how can I explain?
we criticize another human’s
broken english
not considering the words
are foreign and she or he
or they
speak another language
naturally
where I speak only one language
I cannot fully understand
any of the others
they are foreign
to me
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