Complicated is a tangled web of intricate detail. Seamlessly weaving her way into being. Sometimes aided by conspirators. Those who provoke her efficiency. But not always.
In most cases, complicated tracks the progression of maturity. Honoring the innocence of babes. But accelerating impact as her target moves beyond childhood. Honing in on unsuspecting adolescents. Warping into Mach speed when the nest is vacated.
Complicated is able to paralyze. With a venom so strong her prey is rendered helpless. She may restrict movement and breath. And may also cause a victim to retreat.
Complicated feeds on drama. Taking advantage of allies who lift up her power. She does not favor one subject over another. But does seem to latch onto the more restless of souls.
Complicated is oft feared. But only on occasion with merit. She does have many dance partners. But even the sum of her romances is not able to freeze time. May she instead be understood as relatively normal? For life itself is complex. As a true reflection of the limitlessness of creation.
Complicated enters relationships. And sexuality. And identity. And the tax code. She engages self-image and lived experiences. Along with dreams and ambition. Complicated knows the grief of a widow. And the marriage of 20 years. She touches all of the isms that haunt society. And the balance between tradition and movement forward.
Tears and regret and guilt and shame and anxiety. They all have intimate relations with complicated. Along with helplessness and insecurity and bewilderment and wonder.
Complicated must be balanced by mystery and perspective. The wisdom that her web is never fully untangled. And the bandwidth to know that she has circled mother earth more times than imaginable. Amen.
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In most cases, complicated tracks the progression of maturity. Honoring the innocence of babes. But accelerating impact as her target moves beyond childhood. Honing in on unsuspecting adolescents. Warping into Mach speed when the nest is vacated.
Complicated is able to paralyze. With a venom so strong her prey is rendered helpless. She may restrict movement and breath. And may also cause a victim to retreat.
Complicated feeds on drama. Taking advantage of allies who lift up her power. She does not favor one subject over another. But does seem to latch onto the more restless of souls.
Complicated is oft feared. But only on occasion with merit. She does have many dance partners. But even the sum of her romances is not able to freeze time. May she instead be understood as relatively normal? For life itself is complex. As a true reflection of the limitlessness of creation.
Complicated enters relationships. And sexuality. And identity. And the tax code. She engages self-image and lived experiences. Along with dreams and ambition. Complicated knows the grief of a widow. And the marriage of 20 years. She touches all of the isms that haunt society. And the balance between tradition and movement forward.
Tears and regret and guilt and shame and anxiety. They all have intimate relations with complicated. Along with helplessness and insecurity and bewilderment and wonder.
Complicated must be balanced by mystery and perspective. The wisdom that her web is never fully untangled. And the bandwidth to know that she has circled mother earth more times than imaginable. Amen.
For more musings, visit www.confessionalmusings.weebly.com