Conditionally

On By Dani HeartIn it needed to be said., love, poetry4 Comments

 

I love you…conditionally…

Oh I know it breaks with tradition

And it’s not as appealing without the

Characteristic prefix UN that most often accompanies it.

But it’s more honest, and I value honesty.

All things in life are conditional if you think about it…

That’s not to say, that you cannot ever fuck up, make up, or be forgiven.

We are all human, some of us uniquely flawed.

It simply means I am not a doormat to be walked on, neglected, or treated unfairly.

There are lines that once crossed will permanently alter the here and now.

Paths we might choose to walk down from which we can never return.

We should all tread lightly, lovingly, on the landscape of intimacy.

Know that no matter how much I love you…

If there is ever cause to warrant the withdrawal of my love and support from you…

I will walk away, however broken, with what’s left of my heart.

 

July 8, 2018

©Dani Heart

Living in the Moment

On By Dani HeartIn building a hearty life, poetry, Uncategorized18 Comments

Dani's Kern River Glass water

The absence of time against my pulsing

wrist is so curious to me…

 

Though nearly a year has passed the

delineations that mark its vacancy are

present still.

 

At first it was my plan to replace the

savvy trinket that has long fostered

the illusion of control over the hours passing…

 

But…life happened… as often it does, and I have

found myself instead re-defining my relationship

with time

 

©Dani Heart

4/28/2018

Pie for Breakfast

On By Dani HeartIn Assholery, it needed to be said., poetry, Uncategorized6 Comments

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The toxic torrent of hatred, bigotry, misogyny, racism, class-ism, sexism, and all around buffoonery that dominates our news cycles is nearly more than I can bear.

A president (not my president) that makes a mockery of our nation, our democracy, and assaulting women makes me fear for my safety and consider options of flight.

The onslaught of long overdue allegations of sexual misconduct and assaults, criminal prosecutions, and the crash and burn career endings of predatory men in power give me hope for our future.

Rays of sun sparkle on small and large bouts of activism and resistance…

Alabama organized and exercised their constitutional right to vote to keep a known pedophile out of office. Some even voted against their own party because they knew it was the right thing to do.

The tide is turning…

Red to Blue…perhaps…

But I prefer a nice shade of Purple…

Compromising, loving and caring for the whole not just a few.

We are one race HUMAN and we need to

start acting like it!

Until then we must do what we can do,

And there’s always…Pie for Breakfast.

 

©12/31/17

Dani Heart