i wish i had inner strength, etc.

are you a push over, are you                                       ?
a pull-over sort
warmer keeps you, warmer keeps you                      caught. 

i push against, i push towards
i'm out among the waves i am                                     (taut),

solving that problem brings optimists/
cynics together, wincing                                               s l o w l y , s l o w l y ,


he swallows a library, and waits                                 (others—putting their oars in)


streams of imaginings & how is she so brave

we know so little of ourselves and each other          the working parts we carry around.


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