rivetingrosie - Hello Poetry

Our connection has always been missed in a different way than any website is intended for. The universe endlessly thwarts any possibility of our being plural. I long and I hope. I pine for more than noncommittal communication borne of lust and exhaustion. Shared sentiments that can withstand the reason of daylight. Ours is a road too often travelled to places I am growing weary of regretting. It is littered with potholes and oil slicks remnants of emergency flares. Reminders of the misfortune incurred. I’m finding a new route. It will be packed dirt dappled with sun, seething with the hum of nature and the thrill of imminent adventure. Fresh and new. Free of shame.

0

Jan 8, 2020

Jan 8, 2020 at 10:55 PM UTC

rivetingrosie

Weary

Our connection has always been missed in a different way than any website is intended for. The universe endlessly thwarts any possibility of our being plural. I long and I hope. I pine for more than noncommittal communication borne of lust and exhaustion. Shared sentiments that can withstand the reason of daylight. Ours is a road too often travelled to places I am growing weary of regretting. It is littered with potholes and oil slicks remnants of emergency flares. Reminders of the misfortune incurred. I’m finding a new route. It will be packed dirt dappled with sun, seething with the hum of nature and the thrill of imminent adventure. Fresh and new. Free of shame.

24

Standing on a mountain looking around at other mountains is not growing Growing is climbing down, looking around, and choosing another mountain to climb and while they say that life is a journey, Exploration without knowing what direction to walk feels a lot like being lost Maturity Vulnerability Intent Community These things I thought I'd mastered I was skimming the surface of a lake, talking about things I had reasoned were inside Throwing myself into the water changed my understanding of it Maturity means more than growing older Vulnerability means more than speaking my truth Intent is never finished or checked off a list Community is a two way street Experience is not always expertise Confidence is not always complementary A year has shown me that life really is a journey and I know which direction I want to walk

0

Sep 14, 2019

Sep 14, 2019 at 11:35 PM UTC

rivetingrosie

maps

Standing on a mountain looking around at other mountains is not growing Growing is climbing down, looking around, and choosing another mountain to climb and while they say that life is a journey, Exploration without knowing what direction to walk feels a lot like being lost Maturity Vulnerability Intent Community These things I thought I'd mastered I was skimming the surface of a lake, talking about things I had reasoned were inside Throwing myself into the water changed my understanding of it Maturity means more than growing older Vulnerability means more than speaking my truth Intent is never finished or checked off a list Community is a two way street Experience is not always expertise Confidence is not always complementary A year has shown me that life really is a journey and I know which direction I want to walk

32

love is an ocean and standing on a cliff the wind begins to blow before it has the chance to push me into a fall i dive headlong fingertips steepled pressed together outstretched above my head they direct me toward that sweet crisp splash i hold i am tight smooth aerodynamic i hasten my descent never pausing never pining for the safety of the cliff never looking back up never checking if the tide is in .

0

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 11, 2019 at 3:50 AM UTC

rivetingrosie

Dive In

love is an ocean and standing on a cliff the wind begins to blow before it has the chance to push me into a fall i dive headlong fingertips steepled pressed together outstretched above my head they direct me toward that sweet crisp splash i hold i am tight smooth aerodynamic i hasten my descent never pausing never pining for the safety of the cliff never looking back up never checking if the tide is in .

28