If humans had taglines, what would yours be?
Tagged in a picture
Lined up on a photo,
Who's that gal? Who
Is she? I am who I am
Say I. Say you. My line
Is a straight one from
One place to the next
Born there. Live here.
Tagged Tamara, really
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.
Who do you spend the most time with?
I am alone and by
Myself. Alone but
Never lonely. By
Myself alone. It's
A solo mission I'm
On, alone and by
Myself alone. You,
You are important.
To me. I value you.
Alone, by myself.
There is a skyway in the air
Over head. It is a flatland
Resembling ice floes above.
An inverted road that turns
The world upside and down,
Mirroring it in the clouds, it
Is in the heavens that I see
My path, a walkway of white
Bleak yet inviting. You can
Get lost, without directions
In the flat skyland of cloud
If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?
My name? That's what they
Call me. Can't blame them.
It's who I've always been. Any
Other name would be strange.
Would that make me someone
Else? A stranger? I like it when
You call me by my name. My
Own. It's who I am. It's who I
Want to be. Call me Tamara.
What Fears Have You Overcome and How?
Daily Prompt
Fraidy cat fraidy cat...
It's a taunt and a state
Of mind. Mind you, I am
Not timid. Nor scared.
Not a scaredy cat, nor
Am I prone to anxious
Moments where fear
Is unresolved. Panicky
When unprovoked by
Real threats... that's
Just unreasonable. I
Only panic at genuine
Provocation and jump
When you call my name
And I am deep in thought.
It's reasonable to fear
The dark and strangers
And food I never tasted
Before. That mountain's
Too high. That valley's
Too low. This is an odd
And unfamiliar place.
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.
It's easier than I think
Anticipation is harder
Than the simple doing
Not the t-shirt slogan
The doing comes with
Thoughtful provocation
Nothing "just" about this
Accomplishment, but I
Know I can make words
Spill and tumble, whorl
Into a pattern because
Here I am an athlete in
My stride, taking a high
Hurdle, clearing it with
The ease of thoughts in
Motion. I anticipate and
I land. It was a moment
Of tension, everything
Clenched. Then release.
What jobs have you had?
A job of work is an
Expression I heard
Long ago. I wonder
If the attitude is as
Positive today. If the
Ambition is the same.
To earn so you can
Spend. To spend so
You can have more.
To work so you can
Feel accomplished.
That's a job of work.
Whither thou goest
Goeth I. Whether or
Not you want me to
Tag along, I will be
Your shadow. I will
Be your companion,
Your company too.
Whither or wherever
You go, go I. Side by
Side, we will travel
All the roads of life.
Do you practice religion?
Knowing right from wrong
Respecting the kind and, oh
My, the unkind. The rough
And tumble. The good, the
Humble. No religion can ever
Guarantee me that. Too much
Partisanship in God's work
Whoever she thinks she is
Tamara, really