Haiku 2023–324

hard words

but healing ones

flowing out my pen

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Yes, I didn’t post yesterday. While I had several in the hopper, I didn’t have time to ‘polish’ before sending. I needed some time and today I found the time.

Yes, this haiku isn’t the standard 5–7–5 that you (almost always) find in this space. I could not wrangle the thoughts I express here into that format. I plan on throwing of the shackles permanently after the beginning of the year when my challenge is complete, but I do believe today is the day to dip my toe into that water and see how it feels.

Hard words? You’ll find them sprinkled in the haiku I post over the next few days. The intent of the publication where I post these haiku is intended to ‘portray my life in 2023 through the use of haiku.’ That picture would remain incomplete if I didn’t reflect on an experience I had this past weekend through poetry.

Am I okay? Yes, I am. In fact, I’m more than okay. My soulmate helped me sort out a flood of emotions, transformed them into love, and redirected all that energy right back into me. Because of that, I find myself in a different place… a better place than where I was when the weekend started. I could not and would not change anything.