musings and mishaps of an unconditional lover

anticipation

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Gina Marie Thompson

bike strapped on the back of the car
the parking lot was empty when I arrived
my heart quickly slowed
and I exhaled

/ / /

29 June 2022
Musser Gap

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[poem] close eyes exhale

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Gina Marie Thompson

Today

the anxiety sits in my throat

creeps to my belly

what I want to do

and should do

for my health

doesn’t match up with

what my body and head decides

I can’t shut it off

tomorrow, maybe

but today will just be one

of those days where I

couldn’t do life quite right

///

July 27, 2022

porch sitting in Bellefonte

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POEM: recon

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Gina Marie Thompson

I want to write you in the ferns
lay down footers in rocky soil
stay in this moment for all eternity
because out there is just too much
but here it’s never enough.

If the bear doesn’t see us
does that mean we were never there?
if he hears us and walks away
if the snake sunbathes in a different spot
if the ferns grow taller in another hollow
if the vernal pond reaches our knees
can they still bear witness to our existence?

Let’s recon this path together
as it descends, decide when to stop
and return home

/ / /

25 June 2022
Central PA

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“I don’t regret not leaving”

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Gina Marie Thompson

I was reminded today / how you tried to convince me that my life was a fraud / that I was playing it safe, too afraid to take a risk / wasn’t it clear to me that everything I was doing was wrong? / you told me I wasn’t brave for leaving it all behind / but today it occurred to me / how brave I was for staying.

17 June 2022