a daily breath

September 19

intermittent stops

where have I been?
my mind takes me
places, now and then,
intermittent stops
between cities where
I have been and
somewhere I have
never traveled.
only in dreams
have these realities
happened.
where can I go?

© 2021 j.g. lewis

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September 16

we can’t remember

We won’t admit
we share the pain.
We tell ourselves
again and again
we are different.
We don’t know
what anyone feels,
or how anyone
deals with this now.
We can’t remember.
We don’t know
how to behave
like we used to.

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September 15

instinct

Trust what you must, but
be wary of your volition.
Things are rarely as
they appear.
Yield to your intuition.
Your choices.
You must. Trust.
Instinct.

© 2023 j.g. lewis

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September 12

a daily breath. . .

Expect more of yourself.
Expect more for yourself.

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September 9

consequences

Which decision will you live with today?

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a decade of days…

2025 is an anthology of thoughts du jour, unsolicited advice, messages of peace, philosophy, poetry, and photographs from the past decade of Mythos & Marginalia. In unchronological order, the years not as important as the dates, each post a reminder (if only to myself) that I do indeed write every damn day.

September 30

truth and reconciliation

truth
comes at a cost

honour
those who have already paid

respect
the process

healing
takes time

forgiveness
takes even longer

In Canada, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the Survivors of residential schools, the children who never returned home, and their families and communities.
Orange Shirt Day is an indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter- generational impacts of residential schools and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.

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September 27

later

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September 23

autumnal equinox

Autumn now,
it gets darker
earlier.

Autumnal Equinox.
Daylight hours equal
to the night,
for a while.

Nightfall provides
more time to think
or to rest.

Darkness offers silence.

Where will you go
in the night? What will
you do with your light?

© 2021 j.g. lewis

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September 29

reference points

Will this now and then
turn into a “remember when?”
Those times etched forever
into your soul, reference points
in your life in which days and
events will be compared against.
How will you remember if
memory is left to chance,
or how will you recall
that high school dance, what
you wore, how she smelled,
and all those things
you couldn’t tell anyone else
but yourself.
A first apartment, summer’s
drive to the lake, friends formed
by give and take, trust was built,
bonds were formed; the death
of a parent, or first child born.
Stuff that matters, do you
write it down? You knew
you should then and now.

© 2020 j.g. lewis

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September 24

cloud songs

Even in silence
  quiet speaks volumes.
    In absence of music
           melody remains.
    With uncertainty
    there can be harmony.
   When questions stop
   answers start.
     Even without light,
                there is
                        still art.

© 2019 j.g. lewis

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September 22

moments stay

So when is it
that summer ends?
Swiftly, or slowly,
from day to a day
with the tick
of the clock,
is it suddenly gone?
Summer to autumn,
pages fall gracefully
from the calendar
like leaves.
Can the warmth
and the weather
last a few more days,
or weeks?
Moments stay, in
other ways.
Will this feeling
last as long
as memories
of summers past?

© 2016 j.g. lewis

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