On the trail
I’m on the trail of parent and child finding new ways to care for one another.
:- Doug.
Archive for January 31st, 2014
Our society specializes
Our society specializes
In seeing the separation
end of the spectrum
When do we make effort
To see the other end
—Or the whole compass?
:- Doug.
Are you infinte, like Walt?
Are you infinite?
Like Walt, do you contain universes?
Either way, you can be you,
Infinitely
:- Doug.
cannot comprehend
How can I know about G?
My mind cannot comprehend
Everything I read
—or write, for that matter!
And here we have a shape-shifter G
:- Doug.
Papa has “a touch the dementia”
Papa has “a touch the dementia”
Mama knows better than the doctors,
The financial planners and the lawyers, all
Daughter’s emotions have static electricity
Social Security says son’s intellect disables him
The other daughter is overwhelmed
By the financial numbers, the
Complexity of the family dynamics,
And the distance she lives apart
They may seem to pull in different directions
They may harden their opinions
Even fight
But might it be that
Sometimes people just don’t know
How to agree
And a good heart and a good head
Might be the logjam loosener?
:- Doug.
