The 60-Second Sabbath

insecurity

  • Ego? Egad!

    I. My egoneeds less stage-time.He needs a caring cast memberto escort him into the wings,assuring him that he's doing a fine joband can now take a break,have a smoke and chill.The play goes on;we will retrieve him if needed. Sadly,… Continue reading

  • Herod

    He cursed the visitors from the East,the so-called wise menwith their outlandish robesand queer accentsand preposterous pronouncements.  A week passed,and they had not returned. Stargazers, astrologers, bah!Why had he listened?They had betrayed him, yes?Or were they too stupid (too foreign)to… Continue reading

  • One Day

    To feel okay about myselfI need to feel superior to others:    I'm better organized.    I eat better.    I attend church.    I give to charity.    My opinion is more considered.    I don't waste money.   … Continue reading

  • I Will Crush You

    "I will crush you like a fine china cup."This was the threat made to meoutside a barat 1:30 in the morningby a man twice my size,burly, muscled, not particularly well-groomed. My mind works fairly quickly–I wasn't seeing my life flashing… Continue reading

  • Everyone Out!

    Whose tombs were emptied this Easter morn?The earth opened, upended,overturned like a shoeboxof faded photos and forgotten mementos: Everyone out! No more clinging to outdated transgressionsand threadbare insecurity. What you've never imaginedis all you see.  Text and image © 2011… Continue reading

  • This Burden of Knowing

    In the course of the conversation,over a cigarette and a Negroni,he'd expressed his passionate opinionabout a local news anchor,a state politician,a popular TV show,an award-winning movie,a national restaurant chain,sauvignon blanc from New Zealand vs. California,global warming,a friend,a family member,and what… Continue reading

  • The Ocean’s Unraveling

    Waves crumble on the beach;it is the ocean's unraveling.The sun's sterile glare chills me;I pull my dark-knit precepts more tightly about me. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading