Lily was the best thing each of them had ever done. She was a shining light in their perceived misery. The only thing holding this tattered mess together.
Her eyes lit up both of their lives. Separately. Because they didn’t know how to do it together. They couldn’t even appreciate…
The last piece of work published at Assemblage, before earlier this week, was on April 5, 2021. At that time, I put all of my publications on hiatus because my regular work was just too busy to keep up with the intake and the wait time was not respectful of…
Isolation is a reminder that this is a place to call my own.
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” — Betty Friedan
These letters go out on the 30th of every month (or a little later) and recap the prior month of poetry…
Welcome to the weekly newsletter from Loose Words. These letters go out every Thursday and highlight many of our published poems from the past week. Loose Words is a poetry publication brought to you by Assemblage to capture disconnected thoughts and let them find their form.
“If your emotional abilities…
There are plenty of days
that I wonder if
I am just filled with straw
A veritable beanbag
flopping through life
without a beating heart
A scarecrow in the wind
even when it’s not windy
and I am not scared
Straw parts to make me
feel whole again
even if I am…
Aren’t you tired? Tired of trying so hard to be someone you’re not. Tired of creating a social image of the person you want to be, but that you don’t feel like. It must feel exhausting to spend your days trying so hard. And for what? We always find out.
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Welcome to the weekly newsletter from Loose Words. These letters go out every Thursday (or Friday, on a holiday week) and highlight many of our published poems from the past week. …
Do you ever get the feeling
that life is passing you by
and you are just a buoy
in an ocean of water
and a sea of dreams
and lost opportunities,
trying to paddle to shore
but inextricably stuck
where you are, forever?
You are a navigation mark
in an endless…
Father, poet, writer, real estate investor/team leader, certified life coach, sociable introvert. Curating a meaningful life. IG: trustgreene | trustgreene.com
