Flexibility

Acceptance

Tolerance

Ebb and flow around me

Until you push too far

When

I’ve had enough

Then

Raw unbridled

Stubbornness

Takes hold

As I stand my ground

Solidly

Unyielding

Feet planted

Head down

Ready

For any maneuver

Your manipulative mind

Thinks it can get past me

So go ahead

Do your thing

I don’t mind

But

Push too far

A raging bull

You will find

E.A. Fussell

09.24.2020

Do you ever find

There are times

When your mind

Takes over

No matter what

You are caught

In actions wrought

Of discomposure

Your logical brain

Goes temporarily insane

Without constraints

As impulse spills over

Excitement at first

Quenches an age old thirst

For freedom and adventure

Resembling a perilous rollercoaster

Then reality rushes in

Bringing you down to earth again

Feeling sad and discontent

But thankful that it’s over

E.A. Fussell

09.24.2020

Every night

I leave a light on for you

Suspended in the sky

Visible to the eye

Even if you choose not to see

Every morning

I have the birds sing at dawn

To gently wake you

Even if you cannot hear them

Every day I have the waves

Move the tides in and out

Impacting the weather

All the time I regenerate the trees

Cleaning the oxygen you breathe

In billions of ways

I impact your life

Yet you seldom pause

To think about me

I am universal energy

E.A. Fussell

09.24.2020

Sometimes we cradle busyness

Hanging onto it as if it were

Something precious

Falsely believing that if we

Are busy-as-a-bee

We are productive

When often it is irrelevant

And disruptive

Keeping us from

The really important things

In life

We pride ourselves on

Being able to multi-task

But what does it matter

Who really cares

That we can do multiple things

All at once

Busy

Busy

Busy

Leaving ourselves no time

To do even one

Really meaningful thing

What is impressive about that?

Holding onto busyness

Is like holding onto

A living bee

A bee cannot help it’s true nature

Hold it too tightly

It will sting

Busyness

Will do the same

Let it go

Take care of yourself

Visit your family

Talk with a friend

Those are the

Really important things

The meaningful things

In the end

E.A. Fussell

09.23.2020

Today an artist I follow was expressing some doubts about pleasing their audience and trying to figure out what was liked. The artist posted something very simple in their exasperation but it was profound in it’s impact. It reminded me to thank you for your expression. Even though I wrote the following response to one person, it applies universally to all of us. When you are tempted to value the appeal or impact of your talent by the number of likes you get, remember the following:

…you are correct, trying to work out what we like , “that way madness surely does lie 🖤🔥😉” …what we like is unpredictable to some degree and ever changing and just because we don’t take a moment to like or comment on a post doesn’t mean we don’t “❤️” it…

I’m guilty of scrolling without liking, however your posts often grab my attention as I pause to enjoy them even though expression of my enjoyment is not often noted with a gesture. This post grabbed my attention and elicited a response.

You don’t need me (or us)

To remind you

That your

Creative expression

Only has to appeal

To you

Only has to fill a need

In you

Only has to be heard

Or seen

By you

In order to impact us

Forgive those of us

Who silently gain inspiration

From you

Your work

Your creativity

Your posts

Without expressing

That we are gaining

This inspiration from you

We are here

Cheering you on

Knowing that

Your allowing us

To be part of your journey

Is a blessing

Thank you

Regardless of who likes

Or does not like something

Keep moving forward

On your path

The impact of your steps

Vibrate wider than is visible

And ultimately you

May never know

Their full impact

Always remember

To do what you like

Because the truth is

Trying to work out

What we like

“that way madness

surely does lie 🖤🔥😉”

❤️E.A. Fussell

9.23.2020

The next time you start to
Apply your makeup
Pause for a moment to realize
How beautiful you are
Before you take an hour
To make yourself beautiful

E.A. Fussell
09.21.2020

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