To Lose Yourself
first you must retire
from the checking of calendars,
dates and weather
stop fretting over
scatterings of sticky notes
meant to keep you in order
you may find yourself
wandering back roads, feeling
the breeze, watching for cows
lurking in deep ocean
swimming slow circles with sea turtles
lost in holy hours
holding the hand of your dying friend
lost in an 8 by 8 foot painting
of nothing but rain falling
lost in a line of poetry, in a kiss
in the mindful eating of an avocado
Linda Angelo has lived most of her adult life in Lexington, Kentucky, working as a psychologist, volunteering as an arts activist and LGBTQ+ advocate, painting and gardening. Her dive into writing and discovery of the writing community is a new, intoxicating adventure.
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