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Secrets of the World

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

People seem to like one of the taglines I’ve used on my social media profiles: “Because I am important in the life of my child, I am shown the Secrets of the World.” Occasionally one may ask, “what are these secrets?” I’ve been writing some of these “secrets” to my child, in case one day [...]

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What Stage of _ _ _ _ _ is This

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

What stage of _ _ _ _ _ is this My ears hear “how are you,” my mouth forms words, these damn words lift the flimsy latch trapping tears. I look up, straining eye muscles that don’t exist feeling tears fill. You are so tall that I still see your face. Now I feel self-conscious: [...]

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Weapon

Sunday, September 25, 2011

I don’t know how and why I’ve come to use my mind As a trap device to snare My soul as if I know How best to wound the Tender spots and where A puncture hurts the most So why don’t I stop

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Loss and Gain

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

A poem I wrote for the father of a 3 year old child who has lost her hair to cancer. An act of cellular violence This physiological warfare Shedding ruddiness of skin Sheen of soft hair Sturdiness of body Strips away illusion Of what strength means Of how beauty appears Of where the soul lives [...]

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How I Write

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ten minutes lapsed between my typing “How I Write” and this sentence. I was parading with my 3 year old little boy around the office to musical tunes from an educational video. Then little boy wanted a snack from the kitchen downstairs. As we made our way back upstairs I heard the beep of the [...]

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