And I see you looking back
walking underneath yourself
While trust waits
Sometimes a five year old
has the most confidence
and why shouldn’t they
and why should we
It’s as if the five year old
has a soul
an infinite soul
-M. Taggart
when it hits, I write
i’m so sorry i’m so behind. I see you.
Trust me? 😉
photo taken 12/19/20. my birthday. southern maine.
matt
Today, while snow blowing,
Gavin was inside alone.
He’s four.
I entered the house
‘Gavin, you good?’
‘Oh yea, butt crack.’
I went back to work.
At the end of the driveway,
some 340 ft away,
Daydreams can cripple
It’s closing in on 7 PM
Gavin is downstairs
watching a movie
yelling out the names
of dinosaurs I can’t pronounce
Maybe it’s time I daydream
about smiles
and bouncing hair
-M. Taggart
Sometimes feeling alone
in a crowded room
is like silence standing
on a box.
Yet, how can silence stand
on a box when its very
essence doesn’t actually exist.
-M. Taggart
It was bitter cold as the sun sunk into slumber.
Trust rang its bell over the ice-covered lake,
waiting to learn – The constant wind
blew snow into faces and froze lungs
fighting for oxygen – Again the bell rang,
cracking the ice, leading the way.
-M. Taggart
I remember telling her, “We’re dating now.”
She cried
She was drinking wine
I was drinking a Manhattan
in a restaurant over looking the common
in Mystic, Connecticut
I remember she stood to hug me
tears all over
clasping her hands over her mouth.
What kind of asshole was I?
We’re dating now?
I was lucky to be sitting with her
Lucky to even know her
I was that fucked up
I didn’t know how to love
I’m better at it now
Thanks to her
And I hope she
adores this poem-
Megan is the mother
of our son.
God-
I love her
-M. Taggart
In humanity we trust until we trust no more.
-M. Taggart
My head is a bit off tonight
and my heart too
I saw things I wished I hadn’t
in someone I care about
A few looks go a long way
when the looks are more honest
than the words after
Things break
Especially trust
-M. Taggart
If you can’t admire the brilliance of first light
I suggest looking in the mirror and telling yourself you’re worth it
Trust yourself a bit more, Love yourself deeper
Because you can’t admire the light if you’ve
Never truly seen it
-M. Taggart
I can be simple if you let it be
There is nothing you can do better than to walk with your family,
don’t ever be done. -M. Taggart
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