Courageous Captain
/We get to choose the words and behaviors we use to cope when devastation finds us. In this piece, using the found poem poetic form, words from an article on a life well lived are remastered to convey the starkness many people experience.
Greetings courageous captain
beloved and cherished
welcome tumble from sanity
To live in the shadow
of one who looms larger
I am more myself
Spinning tales of no respite
perpetuate more than one
paralyzing night of panic
Critical naive nobody
harsh dilemma honored
amuses them for an hour
Relish singular, precious life
yet so quixotic
I am less myself
A new lens death created
feelings and ideas, tender
earnest and regret
It’s hard to imagine
how we strive, how difficult
survival advice, I know nothing
The sounds I speak
defense armor I wear
are all mine
Are you comfortable owning the words you use when commenting on your devastation? How do you handle advice from others? Can you ask for what you need or don't need?
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