by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 2, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
It makes perfect sense.I believe that a table is alive with molecules lying within.I never understood the difference between chemistry and biology.Connections linked everything together, only separation and force destroyed.I learned a baby grew inside a woman,...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 26, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
BoundariesThere is no bubble around my being.No line of demarcation that separates my soulFrom that of another.Permeable, I receive all—The angst and the joy.A shield of protection, armor against bad intendersMay preserve my physical formAnd seal off the openings.Once...
by Abbe Rolnick | Nov 21, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
A mystery that makes me wonderRock to pebble to sand to glass The ocean’s wear and tearThe moons pullAll while I sleep.The rise and fall of breathPlant’s precious releaseOxygen giver and taker of life.The wiggle spermThat germinates an eggTo permeate walls. Cells of...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 24, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
The Divide I look at the chasm in our communications. The disparate views of our world, Where each of us holds onto a truth. What is real to one, Becomes a lie to another. Until we see the perspective of others, The beginning and end point The many certainties crumble...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 17, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
I Don’t Speak Your Language In a time long ago when we Had no words Pictures and Actions Forced us to listen. Now we are deaf to Other tongues Unless we open our ears To hear. The language we speak Shapes our world. The more languages we understand The more flexible...