Thank you

Thank you

Thank you for the bee sting

and the porch swing

the fender bender

and the one-eyed cat

Thank you for the

broken heart

and the salty tears

and the bursting heart

of love

that a puppy brings

Thank you for

my momma

and her memory

the syrupy peach preserves

and the burnt toast

Thank you for the smell of

a sweet new baby

and innocence

and breath

and

Life

and

Love

Thank you

cDeby White Jizi 5/21/13

Lost in Communication

Are we speaking the same language?

Or are our ears
taking in words
that were never meant
to be spoken?
Can you hear me?
Or better
Are you listening?
When I try to
clarify
I'm stopped cold
because what I am saying
doesn't agree with
what you heard.
It hurts
that wall you've
constructed
which only allows
small ideas
to enter
a tiny window.
I try to speak
to help you
understand
only to be
dismissed.
It is clear
there are two
interpretations
to this story.
What is yours?
I want to know.
Tell me.
So we can find out why
our stories disagree.
So we can find that loving
place.

cDeby White Jizi  2013

Enough

I am

enough

You are
enough

Just as my cat
who sits licking his
paws
is enough

Sit with that

cDeby White Jizi 2013