Note left on the Taco Bell receipt

Dear Donna:

I lied.

I've been trying to do good

with the kitten you gave me.

(they caught Nana with drugs

in her anal cavity at the airport)

But trying to keep going.

Trying to do the right thing.

trying to stay afloat.

trying to let go.

trying to be let go of.

trying to love someone.

trying to be the brave one.

trying to find my flow.

trying to find my balance.

trying to meet each new day.

trying to stay afloat.

trying to find my balance.

trying to do new things.

trying not to be done in by

the new things i've tried.

trying to love myself.

trying, oh God how

hard i'm trying.

Reviews

[redzone]

it's amazing all the things we TRY in order to find our place in the world; to find what gives our life meaning... and in the process we do the things that hurt, ourselves and other; or take us to places we never intended to go; or into our selves where the lint and dust bunnies cloud our thinking; or do the things that help ourselves and others... it's amazing that all of this and more is possible, that we can be shaped by those and or conditions around us and at the same time can shape the world and others around us.... amazing how when a poet (Dana) writes others listen and are influenced...

maybe I should also say Dear Donna, I am unbalanced, but I have hope and thanks for the kitten...

[h d e rushin]

your words are prophetic as always my friend. thank you so much for those words. dana

[Corset]

First thing I noticed was that you lied, unbelievable. second thing I noticed is that you mentioned finding balance twice so that is the root of it. we are all on balance beams so you don't have to worry about hitting the ground hard, you are likely to soft land on one that teetered off long before you did. There is a sense of permanence and accomplishment in longevity. (third... I don't think I wanna share what Grams has in her brownies, fourth...omg don't ever eat her brownies!)

[h d e rushin]

first thing i've noticed is that I lied again. I do love you and although you've told me countless times that "I don't even know you", love doesn't give a s**t about ceremony lol. Second, your right as usual. We are all trying to balance ourselves out of the mess that someone else made for us. Be it Nana or any other stupefied princess of doom. We share (as I use to think when I was little) this world with no one else but ourselves....Debate me!
thanks you dearest....dana

[Corset]

Dana, you are such a gift ...

[Corset]

you are... thank you for that sweet friend...never in my right mind would I attempt to debate with a mind like yours...it would futile and frustrating and even a little hypocritically daunting to try to match wits with you.

[Delmar Cooper]

Why do the words "the despair of hope" come into my mind? I love this one.

[h d e rushin]

thank you Delmar....where on earth have you been? dana