Curving toward the center

Mediocrity will never get you there

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Cry out to the Lord
cry out from your depths
slog through the swamps
may every last fiber cry out

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The expansive heart lets go

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The expansive heart lets go;
even in absence, it is full

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(Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)

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One way out of wallowing

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Yes, it’s muddy and sometimes your face is right in it
but don’t lose hold of your curiosity
or you might miss it

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Crashing waves, rising mist

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Crashing waves, rising mist
rushing, dense freedom
wordless unity: heart beating beneath you, lungs pumping, legs propelling you both
through the glowing mist

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Waiting for you

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I bathe in the softness of the moonlight
gentle rays of light caress my dampened skin;
my hair, wet, dangles, drips
I pause and turn, waiting for you

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Sight

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes I am beautiful, says the Lord
and sometimes I am putrid:
Keep watch! Do not be lulled by your images of me,
that first step to blindness

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Jump out

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

On one side, the cliff:
On the other side, the abyss:
Go! Jump out! Die!
Then tell the world what you saw

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You’re not always going to get what you want

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You’re not always going to get what you want –
and for this, the weak shatter
and for this, the strong return to me

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Playing the martyr v. being a martyr

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The main difference between them and you
is that they choose to fill their hearts with love
while you fill yours with resentment

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The bittersweetness of moving forward

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Deciding to move forward
is deciding to leave it behind
so do not be surprised should you grieve
while walking into the light

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