We don’t always do
the things that we should,
the things that we want, or
the things that we could.
It’s not always that we can’t,
(because we probably would)
but sometimes we don’t do
things that usually feel good.
You don’t need permission
to do whatever you want. You
just need to do what you do,
but do it for you.
04/25/2022 j.g.l.
I know I’m not alone.
Aren’t we are all trying
to deal with something?
04/22/2022 j.g.l.
I see the differences, but
try not to let the differences
disrupt what I see.
There need not be
conflictions or contradictions
if we truly look past
all our flaws and frailties
and see what we can be.
Together. Female or male,
we are all human,
despite our differences.
04/21/2022 j.g.l.
Do you believe the poet
or the poem?
Do you have a favourite?
Do you? Poem or poet?
Who do you read?
04/17/2022 j.g.l.
April is Poetry Month
take a poem to lunch
What comes down, will rise up.
Bigger. Bolder.
Our landscape changing,
skyline ever altered.
Inner-city condominiums.
Premium space.
Deconstruction,
Reconstruction.
High-density population.
Real estate speculation.
Urban renewal.
Gentrification respects nothing
except
value per square foot.
Market increases,
rising cost of living.
The price we pay
for shelter.
Housing.
Home is not
what it used to be.
Communities no longer.
Branded neighborhoods.
Where we live, how we live and
how we want to live.
Commodity. Investment.
What we can afford in this
widening income inequality
What can we afford?
04/12/2022 j.g.l.
April is Poetry Month