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Diving
My running shoes on wooden planks Puppy paws trotting Like we’re climbing the ranks For all the water there’s simply not enough tanks Diving boards, wetsuits, tennis balls The water calls From down below – or up high? Depends on where you stand Run and take a plunge Fly momentarily till gravity wins It’s grand…
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Disappointment
Most people have nightmares/dreams about being chased, being assaulted, being in plane crashes or natural disasters. Me, I have dreams of letting people down. Putting on the completely transparent/vulnerable hat here: it’s a deep root in my psyche. I’ve attended a few therapy sessions in my life (about 4 years ago). Through some rapid-eye-movement-talk-therapy-complex processing…
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Seven Seventeen
It’s 7:17 on 7/17 I’m running down Willow Wood like it’s a dream Beneath the pink crepe myrtles Their branches shed bark The sidewalk and the road are my journal Every step, a spark On 7/17 my jog is a scribble I ponder everyone a little The cool guy from high school 7/17’s his birthday…
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Stuck in Neutral
I’ve always wondered why cars sit in the park’s parking lot Idle Just there, backed in, or pulled into a spot As taxpayers, do the drivers feel entitled Some people just sit in their cars and nap Ironically, I’ve seen city workers do the same The location doesn’t seem apt Others smoke various things It’s…
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Kathleen
Her name was Kathleen She was well-dressed and competent but mean In my favorite movie Is it my favorite because I’m the girl in her shadow Like the girl in the film I’ve learned you have to stand in the shadow before you can bask in the light Dress clothes aren’t comfortable And heels don’t…
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Heron
He was standing there in the mud On those skinny legs In the swampy marsh The humidity was harsh His feathers were wonky Fluffy, askew He was a brown heron but was feeling blue She stared at him from atop the bridge Mesmerized by how he blended in Brownish feathers among the grayish-brown landscape Coming…
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Meet Me in Richmond
I had a thought today You were in it like always I don’t know if I come in to yours Since the divorce An earthquake in my world Our friendship was collateral damage Not just two are wounded And I’ve yet to find a bandage But I was thinking about the fall One of your…
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Expert
Don’t we all admire the experts The true professionals Don’t we envy the best But here’s the confessional: We weren’t there when it hurt Just when the judges cut all the rest I wonder how many times she shot that ball How many times did that gymnast fall How many punches on that bag How…
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Severed
He’s one of my favorite artists But hearing his story is among the hardest Maybe because it’s a story I’ve witnessed indirectly But I never got closure Can anyone ever Divorce, I hear, is like a limb that’s been severed My best friends went through it It’s a word I don’t even like to say…
writings on life
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