Instead of scenic views and observations,
we watch reels.
Instead of conversations:
“Look at this.”
If I don’t put my/
soul where it can be inspired, /
how can I create?
Now I understand
How Jonah, pre-whale, felt: Told
to say, yet fearing.
My computer and
phone connect me, bind me, and
The dark, little-used/
spot in the woods is perfect/
for rare medicine.
When a farmer
tells you “No”,
accept what they say.
Don’t give reasons why,
or why not,
or why they should,
or should not.
Don’t make excuses.
Just listen
and learn.
(Especially if
it’s the farmer’s land.)
If I sit and think,
is that working, even if /
it’s fun? I think so.
When you think someone
is fine as they are, but they
Tragic irony: /
Have all you’ve begged and prayed for,/
What’s the good of my
experience if I don’t
capture, write and share?