Beloved

alice in wonderland
is not a great movie
but for someone who never sees movies
not awful

i do prefer reality over media for my reflections
yet did appreciate a couple points

the general reminder that less sane
can sometimes mean more alive

the confirmation that self-actualization
may await beyond the romantic choice

and that for some of us
our true loves

may belong to another realm

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this was oddly mirrored
in my favorite experience of the day:

staring at the rise
cresting
and crash
of a thousand ocean waves

i recall hearing a few folks this week
say well-meaning things like
women and men are just wired differently

but look at the magnificent ocean:
is it truly and completely
feminine or masculine?

and is one's response to it
based on one's gender?

or is one's response perhaps
more reflective of one's level of intention
to deepen a passionate connection
to that rhythm beyond words
beating through every molecule
of this dancing Earth?

and when two humans meet
does communication depend on
chemistry?
luck?
some willing realism to work through stuff?

or is it simply something that is?

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i say
we live and we die in a moment's breath

and whether we are with another or not
across whatever our gender identifications happen to be

the essential matter
has to do with those moments we realize
we are always with

the Beloved