Chasing the Wind
In his pursuit of happiness, he chased the fleeting wind, Hoping to grasp joy, a kite fluttering un-pinned. He trekked through thorny...
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Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Dec 18, 20231 min read
The Realization
Week by week, in this space, I unfold, revealing layers of stories untold. Through whispered confessions, in this sacred site, bonds form...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Dec 17, 20231 min read
“Upon Smoky Wings of Joy”
A fish gasping, out of its stream a misfit in a world so precise, adrift without my herbal balm; a soul yearning for its paradise....
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Jan 6, 20231 min read
The Staircase
Discovered the stairway to Heaven – twelve steps; worn out, old, feeling underwhelmed for sure; expected the stairs to be gold. These...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Dec 16, 20221 min read
If It Be Your Will
The guests all arrive wearing all the right faces, time to mingle and smile remain in good graces. Another day, another party, it’s...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Jun 27, 20221 min read
The Chameleon
Skilled in the art of adaptation at a whim, I change and shift; existing for the approval of others used to think this was my gift. “Who...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
May 8, 20221 min read
LIVING MY AMENDS
Oh! What I’d give to go back in time – undo the pain, wash away the grime. To take back the words, avoid the mess – scream “no!” instead...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
May 6, 20221 min read
CANCEROUS LOVE
Smoking on my cigarette lost in a grey haze; inhaling toxic smoke seems to fill my days. As I watch the fumes take shape – enveloped in...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Apr 24, 20222 min read
The Unspoken
Oh therapist, my therapist, standing outside your door; Inside battles rage like an internal tug-of-war. A part of me wants to flee - it...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Apr 24, 20221 min read
The Waiting
The intimate restaurant ambience warms me from the cold, a waiter smiles and beckons, “It’s your turn to be seated,” I’m told. With a...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Apr 20, 20221 min read
As the Door Closes...
Door gently closes; a divider in place, my chair to be filled by an Other invading my sacred space. Oh therapist, I need to know, I’m...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Fair-Weather Friend
Merrily skipping – gentle summers breeze, feeling heady from sun’s warmth dancing with the swaying trees. Spirits joined in laughter –...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Sep 22, 20212 min read
My Secret Lover
“We’re only as sick as our secrets” I know this; teach it to countless others. I suspect you know as well. And yet, I’ve been harboring a...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
Nov 19, 20201 min read
THE BORN REBEL
I was born a rebel, perhaps you see me as the devil – just a kid who doesn’t fit in your self-made world of hypocrites. You see only the...
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