by Bela Johnson | Feb 21, 2013 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
From time to time I glimpse, as sun through the clouds, the nature of reality. As it might be. Thoughts are habit, that’s all. Like opium, they are addictive. Should you doubt the similarity, try spending the night alone without them....
by Bela Johnson | Feb 11, 2013 | love, personal, poetry, relationships, Uncategorized
I’ve been accused of this. All woman, emotions flailing, Body humming along – Waves thundering to shore, Grounding themselves on something solid, like you. Where do we meet? You, so controlled and even, like rows of perfect teeth or...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 7, 2013 | love, nature, personal, poetry, Uncategorized
Like dew on the blades, you infuse life – gently surrounding while remaining on the surface Nurturing, touching in – burning off when it gets too hot, but always Reappearing after evening draws its mantle of forgetfulness around us. ~...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 31, 2013 | creativity, healing, love, personal, poetry, Uncategorized
Tension held between two during moments which flash like lightning in the stillness of black sky – Crack! The thread unravels – yet it is not that easy. Minds parry, synapses winking clues never fully revealed but hinted at broadly...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 24, 2013 | family, personal, philosophy, poetry, popular culture
I was five then, as we crowded around the black and white TV, watching patterns on a blank screen labeled THIS IS JUST A TEST. When the high-pitched drone became unbearable, we reluctantly switched it Off. Now we have color and vexing bands of text endlessly scrolling...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 8, 2013 | animals, happiness, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Strange fruit – shape and husks like the mottled purple-white breasts of small dying birds, scattered on asphalt. Running together, life and death in the avenue. That we choose one over the other – fight like cancer to linger in this place – affirms...
