12/30: LIFE IS A GOOD IDEA
Bubbles play ballet in the parking lot
A little girl travels by her own breath
Down the street, the swing set is busy
Throwing laughter like a pendulum
The sun is everyone’s friend
The parking lot at H-E-B is full
No one is left at home today
Everyone is falling in love
Flowers at Home Depot
My mother watches me reverse
From the boy on her wall
And out onto the road
The tree in front of our house
is the biggest it has ever been
I trust my little brother
I’m getting better at hugs
Not quite a perfectionist
A student of mine once told me
She likes I’m not a perfectionist because
Perfectionism
Is just a hologram of ego
A-ha!
Look at all my substance!
Seriously, the weight of my heart is substantial
Watch, I can win arguments without raising my voice.
Watch, I can go a whole day listening
I’ve made up my mind
Life is a good idea.
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