Gavel

Gavel

One who judges with calculationAs if they were god — omni-blindRules with HubrisGuilty of treating others poorlyWhen things go awry ~Abbe 
Labels

Labels

A baby learns quickly the name of objectsBut the feel and understanding of labelsComes with intonationA word, a home, a definition — allChanges with the context of emotion ~Abbe 
Stark December

Stark December

December slipped through a marker of timeChilled air, a disappearing sunDarkness most of the dayShortened light raysWarmed by inside flamesDream time tamedHeartened, subduedTill Spring ~Abbe  
Divisive Fractures

Divisive Fractures

A life divided, splits ideas and families Remnants left, carry pasts to present futures Let the heart hold the remnants Piece together splits Become whole ~Abbe
Negotiations

Negotiations

Come to the table, the etiquette of a gathering.Where there is always a place for one more.An empty plate filled with food and ideas that differ.Make space for me.Leave content, each voice heard. ~Abbe

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