Verbs I Like

Relish.

Relish in the joy of unlearning.

Persist.

Persist despite doubt, especially with doubt.

Bask.

Bask in the bed you've made, the bed warmer than interlaced fingers on the back of the neck. Stretched out on sand.

Saunter.

Saunter forth. Slog through. Trudge against. 

Relinquish.

Relinquish the how for the what, the where for the why, the I for the them.

Rebuke.

Rebuke distractions, resist reroutes but embrace detours.

Adore. 

Adore the wonder of fire and ferocity, in calculated obsession, in tallied repetition. 

Teeter.

Teeter on every line life tries to draw for you. Tap toes across boundaries and cannonball into bottomless quarries.

Rebel.

Rebel against convention. Especially your own.