I want to amend what I said about the second song being a step back artistically. <\/p>\n
On repeated listenings to both, it’s not. <\/p>\n
They’re both solid A-minus efforts from a raw beginner, and they are beautiful, and their limited genre beauty makes me truly happy in a way that even beholding cave art splashed onto the ancient rock in the exurbs of what is now Barcelona could never do. <\/p>\n
Because I did that for myself, without waiting for someone to do Something Nice for me. <\/p>\n
To the tune of the high five figures, like they swore they could and would. <\/p>\n
In family conversation over the filet of mignon, I angrily accused the motherwoman of only loving conditionally, ever. <\/p>\n
And that is sooth. <\/p>\n
But the whole sooth is that I am sometimes guilty of the very same crime, and thus, intermittently, am a hypocrite. <\/p>\n
Fortunately, I’ve carved out a place here where I can confess such sins, and place my songs in a place where they can be heard, and I have cared for myself unconditionally enough to still be able to say smooth and bitter sooth, and out loud. By the blessing, I get braver with each passing month. <\/p>\n
Good for you, V. <\/p>\n
Now let’s not wallow in it, V. <\/p>\n
That was a couple of yesterdays ago. <\/p>\n
Every day above ground must be lived on its own terms and judged fairly on those terms. <\/p>\n
Pray the Lion\/y into waking through the course of a walking meditation. <\/p>\n
There is no destination. We journey well, or we do not, and that is all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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