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Another kind of no

disobedience Sep 18, 2024

Another kind of no


Throwing away my watch
my smartphone
the metronome that pendulates
my life into a tick tock prison


Throwing open my windows
to breathe the sacrament
of burning leaves
that signal a necessary ending


The transformation that tells me
to walk around in my underwear


if I feel like it


Throwing down my open heart
with a loud
‘Who goes there?’


and a billboard that says
in no uncertain terms


Disobedience is bliss.

 

By: S. Elizabeth Snyder

Holy Lament Member

Grief isn't an illness or mistake, it is a natural and sacred response to life’s inevitable losses. It is also a crucible for transformation. 

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