vulnerability
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The Moment
How is itwe find such truthin nakedness,in union? [which makes familiar our essential strangeness] What is it about the moment, transcendent, fleeting, holy? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Heart in Pieces
Is this your heart,in pieces on the entry tile?Ah, it broke last nightjust as you made it home… I am sorry–I recall the pain of it,and the need to leave the pieceswhere they fall,perhaps to pick up later(which we almost… Continue reading
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Dialogue with My Muse
My muse returned,and so I asked,"Where have you been?" Waiting here beneath the din. Waiting for the crowds to pass. Waiting for the wounds to heal, the edges of the cuts to seal. "But I'm… Continue reading
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That Which Remains Buried
I live withthe nagging feelingthat there remainsburied within me(not far from the surface–like a hastily interred body,in a dollar-store grave)something I thoughtwas dead,that wants–nay, needs–to come out,not to resurrect,but to be given a proper burial. Whatever the identityof this corpse,it's… Continue reading
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The Abyss
He stands at the edge,in his head believingthat the plungewill not kill him,will, in fact,free him. Yet his heart quakes;blood rises to his face;heart pounds;breath comes shallow and fast. "Thar be monsters,"he has heard,monsters that loom large in the dark,yet… Continue reading
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First Session
Barely 30 minutes into the first sessionand the therapist observes:"I think that perfectionismis also an issue." [pause] "It is,"I admit. "Why didn't you check itin the inventory?" Fair question. "Because being a perfectionistis a flaw,and being a perfectionist,I can't admit… Continue reading
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Therapy, Again
The therapist summed it up: "You have unresolved grief." "You are anxious and at times depressed." "You need help getting your thoughts under control." "Perfectionism makes all of this harder to embrace." So there it… Continue reading
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Turning Rocks
I am slowly(so slowly)learning that… My fear of what liesunder the rock is far more debilitating than what actually liesunder the rock. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Yes or No?
Start with "no,"and you'll never get to "yes";doors slam the length of the corridor,blocking entrance to all possiblities. Start with "yes,"and sunlight filtersthrough a thousand, trembling leaves. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Making Progress
I review my spiritual journey: I needed clarity then.I need mystery now. I needed definition then.I live in the vast Open now. I needed safety then.I am falling now, ever upward. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading