Friday, July 14, 2017

The Deer
















Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser


I know what it is to be hunted,
to be the thing that someone wants to destroy
because it will make them feel better about themselves.

I’m not sure how I learned to be this thing,
this thing that is okay with that. I’m not a martyr.

I am an offering.

My challenge is to make peace with
never knowing
what for.



© 2017-2019/Jamie K. Reaser
From "Truth and Beauty" (a work in progress)

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

Berries




















Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

A container full of berries
is a measure of time
and effort,

and something
else that escapes the
lid and is the sweetest.
I could say more, yes,

but I want you to
find out for yourself
how summer frees

things. It can be hard
to remember.



~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

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