all looked on shocked and confused witnessing the #blatant dismantling of the norms of society wondering what next #vss365

He thinks the world #revolve(s) around him And for a bit, the world seemed to This was the world’s folly Or his? #vss365

I saw it today, that #illusive kindness, in the mechanic who fixed my car before that (last month?) it appeared in a fellow passenger, who helped with my bags & then, there was my teacher, who explained it to me yet again how, now, will I pay it forward and, when? #vss365

She asked for a #Sprite Needed the familiar lemony, refreshing pick up It had been overwhelming Her first protest The chanting crowd The excitement of expression The fear of rowdiness The fear of doing nothing Of it not making any difference anyway But it did It did #vss365

Call me old fashioned But I still believe in the basics Truth Character #Conduct Empathy Politeness Care I thought they were timeless values Not any more? #vss365

staying grounded not #exalt(ed) keep it real #vss365

The #man on this side of the moon told the man on the other side of the moon that we were coming He is not happy. He is afraid. He knows what we are doing to our own people & planet. He fears for his own #vss365

the #pen, the paper, the hand writing the thoughtful words, the jotted notes, the absent minded doodles, the love letters, the exam papers, the ToDo lists something about them, not captured by the digital world something more heart felt? something missed #vss365

‘I’ll #ring you,’ they say I have learned that they may or they may not Best not to assume anything And try not to wait #vss365

🖋️ Quiet Drift ©️ #vss365 #sand He writes… sand remembers what the tide forgets— each grain a quiet archive of touch, of footsteps that once believed they would stay but even time cannot hold what refuses to be kept— only soften it into something that still knows your

the #sand in the hourglass kept falling till there was none left but I was not ready I turned the hourglass over to start again I will be ready when I am ready #vss365

#hand 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙯𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 writes a #vss365 novel! reminded me of my vss post from October, 2023 (inadvertently?) even more valid now

He offered me his #arm This time I took it You have to learn to give love You also have to learn to accept it It feels good #vss365

She used different colored #ink in her letters, depending on her mood Blue meant all was well & hopeful Green was better still Black meant she was angry, serious & fighting Red was either very important or fun, never both When she wrote in pencil, I knew she was off #vss365

‘Nothing like money in the #bank to make you feel secure,’ he said. ‘Yes, you have to live - but also save, if possible. Will let you breathe a bit easier. Feel ready to tackle rainy days - which do happen, you know.’ Yup, Gran. Yup, they do. #vss365

I don’t think anyone was #blind to what was going on But I didn’t get how it got so far Or why no one said anything Or tried to stop it #vss365

They asked me to #sing I think they meant a happy song But all I could think of were sad, cynical & depressing I didn’t think they would enjoy them But someone somewhere wrote those too Someone somewhere felt this way too Why does that make me feel better? #vss365

earth wind fire #water I think of them one by one somehow things don’t seem as bad anymore #vss365