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36’s Impasse
I’m 36 I kind-of thought by now I had life figured out I visited my parents today In the house I grew up in In my mind everything is the same – as when I was a kid When I was 16 I had my birthday party at the bowling alley My mom told me…
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Sticks and Chips
My dog likes to chew sticks So I look out for ‘em, gather ‘em up And let him have his pick Cedar, pine, crepe myrtle – they’re all fine Afternoon delicacies for a spoiled Golden retriever He likes the roots of bushes too Thick and knobby We sit in the front yard – he crunches…
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The Smoker
The fencepost obscures his wrist He walks by and it starts to mist His hand holds something – he brings it to his mouth In the cool air I see him breathe out He licks his lips I watch from my vantage point We live on the same street but thankfully he doesn’t recognize me…
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Spring Hurrah
I’ve run all the races Beat my own times I’ve tied a million different laces I’ve climbed the corporate ladder and even dropped a few dimes Yeah, I’ve huddled with radiologists and surgeons I’ve floated down to the ER, up to the OR, done all the nursing in between For the past 20-some years, I’ve…
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You Have Time
One of my least favorite things to hear people say, and something I don’t allow myself to even say is “I don’t have time.” We all have time. You’re spending your time reading this right now. You could be spending the time on a million other things: working out, walking your dog, cleaning your house,…
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Inspiration
Molly said there was no inspiration She took her pills: one for anxiety, one for her weight, one for her hair, one for her perspiration She looked out the window Felt hollow She had nothing to write about, nothing to talk about No one wanted to walk – her dog sat in the middle of…
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The Messy Guest
Hey there, I’m just following up Pretend this is in a fancy card Please accept my humble apologetic remarks Regarding my pup We visited your house on Saturday All Billy wanted to do was play He found the toy bin He pulled out the alligator, the panda bear, the battered rope He loved each one…
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No GLP1
The test results were strewn out She’d already seen them – mostly the ones in red She didn’t want to hear anything I said Her green eyes were lasers, set in a plump face She started, “You didn’t prescribe me that drug, and that’s why my numbers are bad” My heart started to race. She…
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The Story
Do you ever see yourself in the story? Maybe that’s the whole point of the storytelling People like to get lost in the details and then they end up yelling That happens in stories too Of late, I’m a sort of Pharoah with a change of heart But mine’s grown softer for real, not hard…
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The Open Window
Will you leave the window open so I can look outside? Up till now you know I’ve been trying to hide It’s scary out there It’s cold too When it snows, there’s snow on everything I admit this is a little embarrassing but I’ll sometimes look out a different window to see if anything’s changed…
writings on life
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