Category Archives: Complications

Devil is in the dets

What details of your life could you pay more attention to?

You might think finances, that's a little
Detail she's not attentive to, and let's be
Honest, that kind of inattention can cost.
Details sometimes exasperate and leave
Me wishing for less. Let's be honest, still
And again, details can overwhelm so you
Look away, ignoring the important minutia
Honestly, lack of attention can be costly.

Two bridges

Convergence at a distance confuses 
The mind's eye, maybe even the eye
Plain and simple, although there is
Nothing simple [or plain] about it,
The eye is complex and complicated.
The bridges converging to the north
Merge and blend running at parallel 
Tracks and turns, the shapes and the
Angles unique, distinctly different, 
Each going its own way, whichever 
Road it follows in a swoop or a semi
Circle, straight or narrow, there's a
Twist too, but you are too far away
And the converging roads confuse

Complex

What are your favorite types of foods?

It's interesting how complicated our
Lives can be. Of course, it's complicated 
That makes it interesting. Variety is the
Spice, they say, and they are very wise.
Variety keeps it interesting. A little of
This, a lot of that, some more from the
Other and your life is a stew. Complex,
Full of flavors, seasoned with the new,
The unexpected. It's interesting how
Complicated makes it all interesting.

So hot

In the heat, when you can see the air

You don't want to see the air, really,

Do you? Warm.. no way past warm all

The way to sticky and thick, it's not to be

Ignored or treated lightly. It's not. Light, 

That is,  air this heavy is carried on your 

Back, your neck and shoulders like a 

Mantle or a yoke. It's assertive; it's 

Aggressive, sometimes nasty. See the 

Air. In the heat. You can't shake it off.

Contingency

Create an emergency preparedness plan.

In the event of this (A)
Do that. Otherwise say
Nothing. Grab a bag, a
Hat, an umbrella. You 
Never know. Really do
You? It's always good 
To plan, but what are 
We planning for? (Let
It dangle if it must)- a 
Disaster? An event tha'
Surprises. Never regret
What you prepare for.
Prepared you are care
-Free and -ful.(Would
Like to explain angle on
What it is that dangles-
Ending a sentence with
A preposition- no more)
But back to our planning
It won't avert a disaster, 
It'll let you be the master.
Control, ah, you're hoping
Will lessen that feeling o'
Dread. Carefree, dreadless
In the event of that, do this.

Do as I say

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?

Changes are harder than stasis 
The status quo is quid pro, as is,
And requires no adjustment to
Make changes, big or small, to
Your world or mine. Will what
I say change your mind? That
I cannot guarantee or predict.
Go with your gut, your instinct.
Changes are hard, harder than
Letting it be. I want to make a
Change, but plus ça change is
A formula for things staying as
They are. The retort is "it's the
Same," or plus c'est la meme 
Chose. The same but more so.

Every day

What do I see that, perhaps,
You don't? Where does my 
Eye or my mind wander that,
Perhaps, is off the track? Do
I cherish being unique or does
The phrase "that's different"
Suggest the faint praise and 
Deeper criticism I expect from
My errant behavior and wild
Thoughts. Do I crave the more
Staid? Do I want to be ordinary?
Is the conventional a hint for
My future? Will I succumb to
Traditional desires and embrace
The norm? Regular can trend;
The usual need not bore. I can
Bear my standard without it
Dragging me out to sea or off
The rails. Typical might intice.