Category: Belonging / Loneliness
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somewhere in America
Introverted by nature, she never felt like she belonged. She wanted to fit in, but when she’d introduce herself at parties people would ignore her and laugh behind her back. Until one day in a high desert ghost town souvenir shop on a dusty swivel rack In the corner by the unisex restroom with knotted…
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Augury
I asked if a depressed bird sounds different than a cheerful bird you replied that emotion belongs to the listener and left me sitting alone with my emotions 6-24-22
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once upon a time
He knew she knew that he knew they both knew They were wanting and willing So he left Because he knew He was not capable of love …just yet and he did not want to be Unfaithful to fairytales and myths of love He carried in his head and he did not want to wake…
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Benevolence
You gave at home, in church, on the playground, at team practice and in fights after school. You gave in the backseat, at the office, the drunken party and for a worthy cause. You stole kisses, hearts and candy. You stole time, again and again and again. You threw it away. You disbelieved. You tried…
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pen pals
My two older sisters had pen pals they’d talk about when the mail came I’d steal into their room to read the letters and pretend they were my friends I wanted a pen pal but was afraid no one would want to be my friend if they knew I had a speech impediment, hummed constantly…
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AARP
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The retired Pied Piper tried to forget What he did to village children Sat on a park bench and thought There was much to learn from a pond: The way it does not flee away to the sea The way reflected clouds and trees don’t pollute water The way a stone will skip before it…
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a narrative poem
she said, “I’m leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “You’re too pessimistic” he said, “I told you statistics say we were doomed to fail” she said, “I’m still leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “I can’t live with a fortune teller” 10-24-21
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17 grains of beach sand
bright green child’s shovel lost, alone…awaits high tide to swim out to sea 10-22-21
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