June 5,  2021

THE  REMOTE

 
The kid took the remote -
and aimed it right at me.
It didn’t shut me off.

He was surprised because
it worked every time
with the TV. It went off
when he wanted it off.
But it wasn’t able to
shut me off. I looked
him right in the eye.
He tossed the remote
on the floor and ran
into his bedroom

and slammed it shut.
To be very honest –
this experience scared 

this little old me.
 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 June 5,  2021

Thought for the Day

 

“The more time you spend in reporting on what you are doing, the less time you have to do anything. Stability is achieved when you spend all your time doing nothing but reporting on the nothing you are doing.”

 June  4,  2021

GEOGRAPHY

 

I’m here, there, elsewhere,

and a dozen other places

in this lifetime.

 

Everybody has to be

somewhere, but many

times my mind is elsewhere.

 

In fact, where I usually go into

is  my feelings and thoughts –

my inner - my main geography.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

June  4,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Delay is the deadliest form of denial.”

 June 3,  2021

WORDS THAT HAVEN'T 

BECOME  FLESH  YET 

 

Walking away, not talking,
shutting up too many times -
especially when I notice
too much is missing,  
especially when I hear others
saying words – pretending with
words -  that haven’t taken flesh yet ….

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

June  3,  2021

Thought for the Day

 

“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”

June  2,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Dates in the calendar are closer than they appear.”