Browsed by
Tag: wellness

Round orange

Round orange

when you are angry, you need to let it out. When your head is full of words that you want to yell, your head becomes big and round and orange. I sat under a big round orange and someone was there to listen. You need to let your feelings out. You need a place to put them. Q. Do you write your thoughts? Have you ever kept a journal?Q. What did you think about today?

Not a problem

Not a problem

How far ahead are your plans?Do you want friends, money, or time? You don’t have to always know where you’re going.There’s time to stop for tea and think. I did that for a long time.Once I see where to go, I keep going. Maybe I stop for tea again.Make way for the person who doesn’t know where to go.

My likes

My likes

On my street I hear the sounds of __________. Home is where the ______ is. On my street I hear the sounds of the school grounds. This fan is blowing on my shirt, cooling my skin, keeping away the mosquitoes. This condensed milk gives my coffee the sweetness that I like, adding more to what I like. I don’t stray very far from home.  I’m staying close to my likes.

Swimmer

Swimmer

Tell me about a stranger you remembered. Why did you remember them? What is the local noodle? Where is it found? The storm is deadly, but the swimmer is safe. Swimming like a pencil in the rain.  She got carried away, but now the sun is shining on her. Swimming like a bowl of noodles, better now than before, now better on her own. She is a swimmer.  She can ride the tide.

Train to Belen

Train to Belen

How far is it to where you want to be? Do you have homework? Which class? After work, go to the station. Get on the train going South to Belen. Do homework at McDonalds.  Take a tarp and bedroll.  Anywhere that’s hidden you can sleep.

Can’t stay

Can’t stay

_____ can split up a relationship. What I need is _______. We can’t stop fighting. What you see is the tip of the iceberg.  There’s more going on below the surface. At the core of the matter is trust, and our trust has starved. I needed to get away.

City breakfast

City breakfast

My favorite place to eat breakfast is _________. I need a ___ to give me ___. My favorite place to eat breakfast is at the community center. I like it here because  it doesn’t matter who you are. I need a burrito to give me energy. When I go to sleep I’m looking forward to city breakfast.

Kangaroo rat

Kangaroo rat

Teach me a word in your language. I think a lot about ______. I am like a kangaroo rat. Under a hat, hiding from the sun. Rain-fed, walking down the ditch. On my way home to my cactus.

Self storage

Self storage

Breathing helps with ________. Do you have plans for tomorrow? Lately I’ve been coming to this park. In the early morning the sun is warm on my back. Lucky them they have a place to store themselves. Lucky me I don’t need or want that.

Hot rice sock

Hot rice sock

What does ‘long day’ mean? How was your day? Have you read Harry Potter? I borrowed this children’s book from the library. I’m not totally sure what this book is about. I need to lie down for a little bit. The hot rice sock warms my back so my muscles relax. I focused on my happiest thought. Expecto patronum!