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Strange now to think of you, gone without corsets & eyes, while I walk onthe sunny pavement of Greenwich Village.downtown Manhattan, clear winter..

Cool black night thru redwoodscars parked outside in shadebehind the gate, stars dim abovethe ravine, a fire burning by the sideporch and a few tired..

Pigeons shake their wings on the copper church roofout my window across the street, a bird perched on the crosssurveys the city's blue-grey clouds...

When I dieI don't care what happens to my bodythrow ashes in the air, scatter 'em in East Riverbury an urn in Elizabeth New Jersey, B'nai Israel..

Drinking my teaWithout sugar-No difference.The sparrow shitsupside down--ah! my brain & eggsMayan head in aPacific driftwood bole--Someday I'll..

In nineteen hundred forty-nineChina was won by Mao Tse-tungChiang Kai Shek's army ran awayThey were waiting there in Thailand yesterdaySupported by..

Under silver wingSan Francisco's towers sproutingthru thin gas clouds,Tamalpais black-breasted above Pacific azureBerkeley hills pine-covered..

At gauzy dusk, thin haze like cigarette smokeribbons past Chrysler Building's silver finstapering delicately needletopped, Empire State'staller..

I speak of love that comes to mind:The moon is faithful, although blind;She moves in thought she cannot speak.Perfect care has made her bleak.I never..

Stand up against governments, against God.Stay irresponsible.Say only what we know & imagine.Absolutes are Coercion.Change is absolute.Ordinary..

Homage to Kenneth KochIf I were doing my Laundry I'd wash my dirty IranI'd throw in my United States, and pour on the Ivory Soap,scrub up Africa, put..

Elan that lifts me above the cloudsinto pure space, timeless, yea eternalBreath transmuted into wordsTransmuted back to breathin one hundred two..

Hey Father Death, I'm flying homeHey poor man, you're all aloneHey old daddy, I know where I'm goingFather Death, Don't cry any moreMama's there..

What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down thestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full..

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” — Anne Lamott

“Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” — Adam Ant 

“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life.” — Naeem Callaway

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” — Mariska Hargitay 

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha 

“Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — J.K. Rowling 

“Your mental health is a priority. Your happiness is essential. Your self-care is a necessity.” — Unknown 

“Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” — Noam Shpancer 

Remember, child, you are enough,Even when the world feels tough.Be gentle, patient, brave, and kind,Peace and joy you’ll always find.

Eat well, sleep well, run and play,These help your mind in every way.Take care of both, it’s true indeed,And happiness will grow like a seed.