Today came and shortly after Today came again.
It goes like this. It will always go like this, and I
dislike the word always, but I find it grand to
think about the departure of one day for another,
and I think it grand about how even after the
most beautiful sunrise, that I know in my heart,
there will be a more beautiful sunrise soon enough.
-M. Taggart
Living through childhood trauma is like
breathing through bubbles.
-M. Taggart
I’m getting tired World
That’s just how it is
I’m not saying I want
to go anywhere
But it’s OK when I do
-M. Taggart
There’s a reason whiskey exists and why the songs that we love stick. Stopped for a turtle once. It was in the middle of the road. Near railroad tracks. I got out, walked toward it and noticed a few things. Walking toward it was a bad idea. Didn’t like me at all, though I was trying to save its life. Turtle didn’t care. I drove away smelling the summer air knowing I’d never forget.
-M. Taggart
I wonder if a bird
cares about the loss of a tree.
-M. Taggart
My father took a photo.
Me.
Feeding Gavin.
I love this photo.
I chose Gavin over my career.
I was made fun of.
By family. Friends.
Doesn’t much matter.
They are cowards.
Maybe Gavin remembers some.
This worthless drunk took care
of Gavin from the age of 0-3.
Twelve hours a day, alone.
Male.
And I kicked ass.
Scrubbing milk bottles,
changing diapers,
stepping in cat shit
knowing I had minutes
to brew coffee
before the baby was awake
We got this
Men
Don’t let them stomp your life away.
Careers come and go.
We are told opportunity knocks once.
That’s a bunch of Bullshit.
This drunk doesn’t walk in a box
full of benchmarks.
Cheers,
-M. Taggart
Thank you, Dad.
I can’t wait
to see what happens
to me when I’m dead.
-M. Taggart
From a common sunrise we began.
By noon we no longer remember
the crawling from the beginning
And at sunset the pace has become
and excited action; much like the
gliding of a Raven as the search
for the deepest midnight calls to
the very structure of our souls and
in that darkest hour we feel what
we’ll discover and it’s because of this
that there’s no stopping the next
common sunrise.
-M. Taggart
Watch for signs
that have been sent,
and acknowledge them.
Even if only internally.
It’s my belief that
there is a reason for them.
There’s even a reason
for your acknowledgment.
Everything is connected.
-M. Taggart
A modern attitude
spoke of the last night on Earth.
I didn’t tumble too far into the
cold water- it wasn’t for me.
I backed away from the
truest absence and little
by little the old became
here again
Much like a timeless line
written for humanity
And much like the golden tongue
of a child singing because the
happiness within them has
no other way to become tangible
-M. Taggart
