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.
Category: A daily breath
Dented, bruised, scuffed up and circumstantial, the imperfections are obvious.
It goes past superficial.
Seeking more than a cover-up, healing is necessary.
Hope is less than present but needed, so I try to do what I need to do. Each attempt to repair the damage that is done — the day-in-day out flaws that have become ingrained in my psyche — is another step.
It takes effort. It takes encouragement, and it takes understanding even if I can’t completely comprehend the history that led up to the marks on the façade.
I need to do the work.
At times trying is the best I can do when I know I want to do better.
03/25/2024 j.g.l.
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‘When’ is a question greater than ‘why’.
Important it is to know ‘when’ something will happen, rather than ‘what’ or ‘where’, because ‘when’ always involves a wait (that’s ‘when’ the ‘why’ kicks in).
Our patience is tested.
‘When will we get there’ or ‘when is it time’? Both questions of our youth, at least, questions of mine.
Spring has arrived, but ‘when’ will it come? The weather still indicates winter is hardly done.
How can we wait, or ‘why’ is it we must? You might only find the answers ‘when’ you are ready to trust.
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