and i am ok with that...
i am vanilla scented candles and
extra strength tylenol.
i am cold pepsi poured in a muted green
diet coke mug made of heavy, thick glass.
i am friendly
but not social.
i am open to new ideas
but i hate small talk.
i am a worth adversary
but i am also a turtle...
a hermit when it comes to conflict.
i need time to think, to reason, to decide what to say and how to say it.
i am made up of many parts,
of shards of shiny things...
bits and baubles, paper and string.
i am a glass container of words and images,
filtered through my eyes
tasted on my skin
felt in the heat of my hands...
of my heart.
i am onion skin
{thin and easily hurt} and
elephant skin
{tough and resiliant and i never forget to hold a grudge}.
i am silence.
i am nervous energy.
i am withdrawl
and addiction.
i am vague
like the tiny wisps
of smoke
that fade away
from a
struck
match.
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3 comments:
such a beautiful self reflection here, both in your words and photograph.
"i am vague like the tiny wisps of smoke that fade away from a struck match." really, really love this.
(and oh yes, i could do without small talk too)
You make me think. I am very social, but maybe not so friendly? I don't like the sound of that, but the truth is, I have a hard time meeting new people. Hmmmm....
maybe i should have said reserved...
i come off as reserved...
smiling and happy but...
it takes a bit to break through...
:O)
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