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Day 245: To the Father’s
Thank you for your patience Thank you for your guidance Thank you for your jokes Thank you for your perseverance to provide Thank you for...

ZJC
Jun 22, 20201 min read
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Day 244: Fire and Ice
The duality of preservation and destruction Ends of the life spectrum Protons facing electrons Both deadly and both necessary Balance in...

ZJC
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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Day 243: Days on the Lake
Shallow weedy waves Lay out the runway of water A slip and slide for the pontoon legs Slithering to destinations unknown Sun rays...

ZJC
Jun 20, 20201 min read
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Day 242: Breaks
Breaks are necessary Spaces between action A breath of reflection Time to decide whether the past was righteous And how the future will...

ZJC
Jun 20, 20201 min read
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Day 241: The Fluctuating Price and Exchange Rates of Justice
If a dog pees on the carpet, do we stay mad at it for years? A lifetime? But what if it tore apart your favorite shoes? How about then?...

ZJC
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Day 240: No Justice. No Peace.
On June 16, 2020, a group of a few hundred people marched through downtown Detroit for the 19th day in a row. The motto is “No Justice....

ZJC
Jun 17, 20203 min read
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Day 239: Trying to Catch the Wind
Of all the things that I have lost or forgotten, They must not have been needed for my journey forward.

ZJC
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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Day 238: Tree as We
Tree bark rarely sheds in its entirety, unlike our skin cells that are flaking at every moment. The bark is a protector as our skin is a...

ZJC
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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Day 237: Christmas Tree
More than branches and pine needles A colorful symbol of the past Bulbs of childhood Mother’s lights dance across the dark green sky Like...

ZJC
Jun 14, 20201 min read
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Day 236: A Day of Daunting Personal History
I decided to begin my family history tree today. I know that was something I was supposed to do in 9th grade when I was learning about...

ZJC
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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Day 235: A Nutty Life in a Shell
Life seems to be a series of moments when I know exactly what I am doing and when I have no idea how the hell I am standing here or where...

ZJC
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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Day 234: A Check Box Life
Ride a roller coaster Pet an elephant Skydive Scuba dive Do a snow angel in the desert Smell the salt of the ocean Make a million dollars...

ZJC
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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Day 233: Four Walls
A house can have four bedrooms Three bathrooms A finished basement Three car garage A heated pool in the back yard Surrounded by freshly...

ZJC
Jun 10, 20201 min read
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Day 232: When the Clocks Melt
A frog walks a tightrope down the waterfall path Searching for unicorn jelly and strawberry flies Finding only carpet holes upon the...

ZJC
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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Day 231: Who Do We Trust?
This could be one of the most obvious statements in the history of mankind: There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world. Technically, that...

ZJC
Jun 8, 20206 min read
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Day 230: Willow
The tree of natural wonder I wonder If the cause of your sagging branches Is strictly the blame of gravity Or something more subtle An...

ZJC
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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Day 229: Where are the Words?
A blinking cursor: A shovel of the mind In white Creating something out of nothing A magic trick In which the secret is staring

ZJC
Jun 6, 20201 min read
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Day 228: Two Questions About the Feelings of Plants
Does a leaf cry when the wind plucks it from the tree in the fall? Do dandelions cheer as a child blows the seeds across the yard?

ZJC
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Day 227: Repeat
I wonder if our existence is a continuous rebirth of ourselves. From what I have read about rebirth, it is collectively agreed upon that...

ZJC
Jun 5, 20202 min read
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Day 226: March On
History is written about those that are bold enough to take action.

ZJC
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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Day 225: Privilege and Protest
As I watch yet another protest happening on the streets of Washington D.C., there is a stir of emotions and thoughts that are hard to put...

ZJC
Jun 2, 20206 min read
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Day 224: Stairs
If I am walking up a set of stairs and my foot slips, I may bang my knee on the stair. It will hurt for a bit and perhaps leave a mark....

ZJC
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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Day 223: Apples to Oranges
Apples that fall from a tree Find it hard to be An orange

ZJC
May 30, 20201 min read
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Day 222: The Puzzle
If life is a puzzle, it is our job to cut the pieces that will fit our life. However simple or complex is up to us.

ZJC
May 30, 20201 min read
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