“Mystical experiences are appetizers” is the line that got me.
The tingles, visions, tears, and holy fireworks can open something. But they are not the meal. The deeper work is what happens after the experience fades: forgiveness, courage, attention, and choosing who we become when silence is no longer optional.
“The only measure of a poem is if you feel something worth feeling” stayed with me.
I also appreciated the way the first poem lets feeling arrive before interpretation. Sometimes the strongest lines are the ones that don’t try to convince us of anything — they simply remain.
“Mystical experiences are appetizers” is the line that got me.
The tingles, visions, tears, and holy fireworks can open something. But they are not the meal. The deeper work is what happens after the experience fades: forgiveness, courage, attention, and choosing who we become when silence is no longer optional.
i’m so glad that I was able to touch your heart, brother. Thank you 🌸
Aaron, All over the ball park, push me, pull me, make me chuckle, bring a tear. But thanks, enjoyed and was moved by the poems. Fondly, Michael
I try my best🙂
“The only measure of a poem is if you feel something worth feeling” stayed with me.
I also appreciated the way the first poem lets feeling arrive before interpretation. Sometimes the strongest lines are the ones that don’t try to convince us of anything — they simply remain.
I love that. Appreciate you!
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