Faller

There was a man Who lived in a wood Of ghosts who whispered and knew They spoke to all The buried truths Of those left roughly hewn

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Injustice

What are you going to do? Arrest me? I’ve been myself for this long now, how could you think I would stop? And I never could stand injustice. It’s been said that when I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone. Not the most flattering analogy, but likely true. In fact, I [...]

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Waiting On Him

She waits Counting hours Days Weeks She’ll wait It’s been a year now She’s waiting For him   She stays Counting fears Doubts Assurances He’ll stay For all those tears now She’s staying For him   She hates Counting signs Red flags Hunches She hates them There are so many Waiting On him

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Just a Kid

When you’re a teenager, you think you know everything. You also think you are indestructible. I look at kids that age, and I see children. But once in a while, I see one who also reminds me of me. A certain squint in one eye, a stance, a way of breathing. Not willing to wait, [...]

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Realizations and Reminders #2

Two things I learned today: #1 The one time you skip a shower and end the day knowing you really need one, because you were just too tired, a car will strike a power pole in your area the next morning and knock out power for 500 people, including your house. Your well pump will [...]

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Realizations and Reminders

Two things I learned today:  I can’t see. I mean, I can see, it’s just that up close I don’t know what I’m seeing. I’ve realized I cannot shop without reading glasses, as I can no longer always tell the difference between the words “Shampoo”, and “Conditioner”. Without The Glasses, I am doomed to a [...]

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Frye Boots Calling

She saw them first. She always sees them first. I stared at the rows of over-used shoes, dismal looking in their states of seen-better-days; walked-over heels and cracked leather, if lucky enough to be leather at all. Most bent and arched with the inner imprints of someone else’s feet, the weight of their bodies and their [...]

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Be True

Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.–Janis Joplin   Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe you will. Don’t listen to those who say, “You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by [...]

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Sparrow

“I don’t believe in dream catchers.” she said. I looked at the small hoop that hung in the window, the only thing left behind. I paused, several beats, at a loss. Finally I ventured, “What do you mean when you say you don’t believe?” I didn’t want to offend or challenge, having nothing at stake [...]

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In Your Hands

[So Long; Epilogue]   You’re studying Matching words and dates Looking for a way To make it all make sense   You’re combing Catching links and cues Chasing after trails That lead me back to you   That’s my book In your hands That’s the story You can’t understand That’s my book On your shelf [...]

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