Windows represent transparency
Allowing light to pass through
What size is the window
Thru which you allowing
Light into your soul
Is it the same size as the one
You look out of
To see the world
From inside yourself
What about that window
Through which you allow others
To see you
My guess is that you are similar
To me
With multiple levels of transparency
Carefully monitoring
What others see
E.A. Fussell
09.16.2020
Romantic Love
Is it worth it
Maybe
In the beginning
When everything is
Fresh
Exciting
Adventurous
At the end maybe
When things are comfortable
But that middle part
Where you’re getting to know
Each other’s good and bad
I haven’t been able to survive it
Long enough to get comfortable
Tons of respect and admiration
For those who have been able to
Make it over twenty years together
It’s an accomplishment
I may never reach
E.A. Fussell
09.15.2020
Wings never used
Can never soar
Without risk of falling
A bird would never learn to fly
What limb are you clinging to
Afraid of falling
Not wanting to mess things up
No matter how ugly things get
They can still become beautiful
Spread your wings
Take a chance
Let go of that branch
And fly
E.A. Fussell
09.14.2020
People seem to like to state
Their opinion regarding a glass
Contemplating whether
It is half full or half empty
Why is it never over flowing
Some say it’s refillable
What about replaceable
A few things seldom mentioned
It’s size or lack thereof
Think about it
A shot glass
A wine goblet
A quart mason jar
Half-full for one could be
Multiple fills for another
It’s cost or value
What is it made of
Melamine plastic or
Antique crystal
Where did the glass come from
Was it a family heirloom
Or an impulsive purchase
So many more questions
Could be posed regarding the glass
It’s interesting how we cling to ideas
Simplifying complex theories
Imagining we have made
A profound statement
Instead of diving Into a thing
Viewing it from all angles
What might happen
If we switched up
Took time to think
Contemplate
Analyze our concepts
Of a theory
Or saying
And of course
There is the important point
That the glass is really not
A glass at all
E.A. Fussell
09.10.2020
Falling can be beautiful
In rain, autumn leaves, snow
In love, I suppose
But falling can also be
Scary, destructive, ugly
Most things in life
Are that way
Dynamically opposite
Good, bad
Beautiful, ugly
Love, hate
And they are also
Frighteningly the same
What makes it so
The thought or the feeling
Can one exist without the other
Can we hold a thought
Without experiencing any feeling
Can we experience a feeling
Without having any thought
Can we love without hating
If there is no ugliness
How would we recognize beauty
Does good exist
Because evil fights to prevail
Is pondering such things
A waste of mind
Or a profound expenditure of time
E.A.Fussell
09.09.2020
Change is happening
Within and without
Every single day
Whether or not we acknowledge
Or recognize it
At a cellular level we are changing
Our cells are dying and regenerating
Continually
Sometimes their change is dramatic
Sometimes it is very subtle
Environmental Influencers and
Nutritional elements can
Create illness and disease or
Health and vitality
Choices
Repeated daily
Stack up
To impact
Results
We have the ability to impact
Our cellular change
Through our daily choices
E.A. Fussell
09.07.2020
Pressure gauges
Play an important role in construction
There is a safe range from
Just above too little to
Just below too much
Pipes are at the mercy
Of whatever or whoever
Is applying the pressure
Too much
And they will break apart
“Applied pressure”
Reminds me of life
Sometimes the pressure is from
An external source or event
Outside our control
Sometimes the pressure is from
Internal thoughts or goals
Isn’t it great that unlike pipes
We can choose
To adjust the pressure ourselves
Before we are broken
E.A. Fussell
09.02.2020
