poems and other creativity : Brett Fish

i will blame it on the huehuetenango [just as soon as i figure out what a huehuetenango is!]

Michael Toy is one of my imaginary friends, you know like the one you had as a kid, that you were convinced was real. Except that this one really is. No seriously, you gotta believe me! Although his last name even suggests that i might have trouble convincing anyone of that. 'Imaginary' in that, though we have been 'friends on Facebook' and have at least 30 mutual friends [most of whom i actually real-life know] [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-20T09:33:07+02:00June 20th, 2014|challenging thorts, inspire-ations, poems and other creativity, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

#YesAllWomen: a lament

i go outside and sit on the top step in front of my apartment and look around... taking in the sights listening to the noise a family preparing for a celebration across the street the sound of a car backfiring, further down the road a laugh, an ambulance siren, a child's excited scream, the sound of two cats fighting, the music starting up and all seems normal this all feels right and good i pause [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-03T15:51:26+02:00June 3rd, 2014|change the world, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, poems and other creativity, world news|4 Comments

a pome: Gratitude

yesterday, tbV and i went to visit our friend Lilly Lewin in Napa for a morning activity of prayer, reflection and listening to God that she calls 'Time in the Vines'. one of the activities was selecting a stone with a random word on it and the word i picked was 'Gratitude' and one of the things i did while reflecting was write this poem: GRATITUDE as i drag my almost lifeless body one more [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-04T06:52:18+02:00May 4th, 2014|activities, God stuff, life, poems and other creativity|0 Comments

40ish Days of Lent: Day 21ish

DAY 21ish This is a follow on from yesterday and so if you didn't do that one you will need to backpedal a day and catchup. The challenge was to reflect and write something down. Or create something. Task: Today's task is simply to share what you came up with yesterday with someone - can be in the comments section on today's blog which would be great, but if it was more personal then pick [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-27T03:07:36+02:00March 27th, 2014|activities, inspire-ations, poems and other creativity, Uncategorized|2 Comments

40ish Days of Lent: Days 20ish

ah man, this Lent schedule is a kicker... may have not gotten to make a post yesterday, but not going to beat up myself about it. let's just make the most of the ones i do manage to post? good! DAY 20ish I was inspired for today's post by a picture my friend Lilly Lewin [@lillylewin] shared on The Twitterer: Task: Write some words. Or maybe draw a picture. But just get something down. Whether [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-26T12:16:14+02:00March 26th, 2014|activities, God stuff, inspire-ations, poems and other creativity, Uncategorized, worship|2 Comments

a pome: keep it to yourself

sh! don't talk. don't challenge. whatever you do, don't try to get me to think... just nod, smile, pat me on the back, enthusiastically high five me as we pass each other, to validate this current choice i'm making 'like' my current status retweet my popular point of view please don't dare to hold my latest hypocracy up to the light or unravel the threads of my present inconsistency after all, when did [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-19T23:14:47+02:00March 19th, 2014|activities, poems and other creativity, shtupidt people, Uncategorized|1 Comment

a pome: sound of a brain exploding

don't explode, little brain just hang in there keep ticking away or pumping on or whatever it is you do i believe in you i know that you can do this you will survive this meeting shall not take you down so just push on and keep your cool and slowly bring that pressure back down easy does it i got your back on this one let me talk you down from the ledge step [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-03T15:17:21+02:00March 3rd, 2014|and other animals., poems and other creativity, silly things, Uncategorized|1 Comment

a pome: Who Reigns?

sitting outside on the steps in front of my apartment as the rain falls down around me much needed long awaited precipitation well, not so much by me not now, anyhow not here, at this place, at this time not while I am trapped outside my space of refuge by a tiny little piece of carved out metal which I at this moment do not have safely in my possession pushing in towards the wall [...]

By brettfish|2014-02-26T20:17:46+02:00February 26th, 2014|poems and other creativity, Uncategorized|1 Comment

birthday words… for a tbV

hey there, gather round and listen up step yourself a little closer so-i can tell you what is up on this day, the very 25 of may there are a few things that I feel that I have got to say first of all, we find ourselves upon a special day so, let’s all join with one another and hip hip hooray and give some applause, and much due celebration to the woman of, this [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-25T10:17:51+02:00May 25th, 2013|poems and other creativity, the beautiful Val (tbV)|0 Comments