Tag Archives: anxiety

procedure – December 27

12.27.2014 the tube goes in down the throat via the nostrils   and the body rebels at the violation.   looked upon now in older age one wonders   will it be me. —————————

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winning – November 6

11.6.2014 the challenge of competence stresses relationship.   what if. I didn’t expect. that’s my territory.   then hearts need to test heart.   a win is not always what’s needed. ————————-

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night before – October 30

10.30.2014 night before a trip seems slow and tiring anxious and unending as if the bags will never pack and there’s always one more trick to accomplish like getting some sleep except, except what did I forget it’s on the … Continue reading

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vulnerable unknowing – October 19

10.19.2014 a storm comes through, a tower a thousand miles away goes dark, the airplane stops.   someone gets sick someone several thousand miles away dies, we freeze terrified.   the electric is out in the morning for reasons we … Continue reading

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road warrior harries – October 17

10.17.2014 exhausted nerves airport veterans flee to rooms, hotels, booking desks for any version of get me out of here. —————–

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airport empty – October 3

10.3.2014 airport empty, acres of polished granite, voices echoing through spaces designed for masses   lonely sparse, blank in between at the baggage claim waiting, waiting waiting for something to turn   overlapping disks for movement while hope rises anxious. … Continue reading

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fractious demandings – October 1

10.1.2014 steps and steps. fractious demandings to ready for the   next.   but what.   always readying. never finishing   steps. ——————

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Mercedes anxiety – September 22

9.22.2014 Mercedes anxiety too much, too rich too decadent, too costly   even at a bargain what will people think   how will I deal with how nice it feels to own one. ———————

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fears about faith – September 15

9.15.2014 fears about faith about God and life and love and death   fantasies or connections to the really real beneath the world’s veneer   fears. that it won’t be true. that it is.   and will I have lived … Continue reading

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book tour1 – September 11

9.11.14 manic energy surrounds us on the way out the door   a trip to sell books, to share stories to be support   all the reasons we started what we do   all the hopes of years for each … Continue reading

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