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SHE GAINED A FRAME FROM NOWHEREAS MAGICIANS OFTEN MAKE THINGS APPEAR FROM THIN AIRWHILE PEOPLE LOOK ON IN AMAZEMENT. IT SEEMSYESTERDAY I WAS SNIPPING HER UMBILICAL CORD,WRAPPING HER IN THE RECEIVING BLANKET GIVEN TO ME BY THE NURSE,SNUGGLE HER UP AND SHOWERING HER WITH LOVE,EMBRACING HER TINY CHEEKS. I CAN’T FATHOM HERNO LONGER MY LITTLEContinue reading “MY DAUGHTER THE WOMAN…”

FROM GROWTH COMESTHIS SUBTLE PLEASURE OF KNOWINGWE PLAYED A PART IN THE BLOOMOF THE CARNATIONS FINDING LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE MEADOWTHAT WE SEEDED. FROM FERTILE LANDS, FROM SOIL,FROM DANCING RAINDROPS IN THE SPRING,COME COLORS IN THE PLAINS, VIBRANTCARNATIONS WE PAINT, FRAGILE STEMS AND ALL,COME THE MEMORABLE STEMS OF OUR INFLUENCE, STEMS WE PAINT.Continue reading “FROM BLOSSOMS…”

THERE ARE SOME TOPICS MORE EASY TO DISCUSS:WORK, CLASS, READING IN THE WINTER, STARS, FOOD.THOSE DAYS I THOUGHT YOU WERE DISTANT, UNTOUCHABLE, BEYONDMY GRASP, ADMIRING YOUR PERSONA FROM AFAR — I PLAYED THE BACKGROUND IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS FOR A FEAROF YOU DISCOVERING ME. SOMETIMES YOU WERE SO CLOSEI COULD HEAR THE TINKERING OFContinue reading “BROKEN SILENCE…”

THAT NIGHT I FELT THAT OUR SOULSHAD BEEN FORCIBLY SEPARATED FROM COMFORTWITH THE NEWS, AND LIFE WAS PURPOSELESS,THOUGH MEANINGFUL IN DESIRE TO CONTINUEWHATEVER ASPIRATIONS WERE LEFT, NOT DREAMSBUT SOMETHING SOLID AND FIRM AND DISTINCT,MELODIES SHATTERING THE SILENCE AS HIS CREATIONSBEGAN TO EMERGE FROM AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE,GRASPING, STEALING A FAMILY OF EMOTIONS,AND WHILE IT HAD BEENContinue reading “DEATH OF…”

ANOTHER SINGLE PERSON WAITSIN THE DESPAIR OF SOME ROOMOF EMPTINESS, WAITS TO BE CALLED,INVITED INTO A CROWDED NIGHTCLUB,WHERE THEY MIGHT BECOME HOPEFOR OTHERS, OR, SIMPLY FADENOTHINGNESS—HAND LATCHED TO THE WHISKEY SHOTLIKE UNCLE’S PASTIMESCAUGHT IN THE LOUD ENVIRONMENTOF A BAR DESIRING ASSOCIATION,PARTNERSHIP, SOFT FUSION—BUT NOT THIS SINGLE;THEY DO NOT GET THE COMFORTOF A BALLAD—A SONG THATContinue reading “THE LOSS OF LOVE”

MY DARKENED FACE BRIGHTENS,BECOMING VISIBLE FROM BEYOND THE LIGHT.I TRIED TO HOLD IT IN,THESE RIDICULOUS WATERWORKS.I AM TO BE FRIGID. UNWAVERING.MY WANDERING MIND DISOBEYS MELIKE A PUBESCENT CHILD, REBELLIOUS IN NATUREIGNORING INSTRUCTION. I SHIFTMY THOUGHTS-MY ATTENTION RETURNS.I FOCUS-I’M OUTSIDETHE CORRIDOR OF THE NICUAGAIN, TRYING TO REFRAIN FROMNEGATIVE OUTLOOKS.I STROLL THROUGH THE HALL,PEAKING IN SEARCH OFContinue reading “FACING IT…”

AS THE NIGHT WINDS DOWN I TAKE OUR TIME INTO MY HEARTTHERE’S NO MISTAKEN OUR BOND HAS SPARKSAND I LONG TO SHOW YOU LOVE BY TRUE MEANINI KNOW YOU WANT YOUR WAY BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IM SEEKINGTO BE YOUR COMPANION STANDING NOT IN FRONT BUT BY YOUR SIDESHOWING YOU THAT JUST HOLDING YOU ISContinue reading “COULD IT BE…”

SISTER OF MINE … 12 YEARS…YOU’VE BEEN IN MY LIFEI REMEMBER… WHEN WE FIRST MET… I …NEVER WOULD’VE GUESSED THIS OUTCOMETHAT WE WOULD BE SO CLOSE…. BEST FRIENDS BEFORE MY SISTER STOLE YOU…BUT OUR STATUS AS FAMILY WAS ALREADY SECURE…YOU DIDN’T LAST LONG AS A FRIEND BUT BECAME MY SISTER QUICKLY…WE’VE SEEN SO MANY THINGSContinue reading “SWAG”

YOUR TOUCH HAS DISAPPEAREDIT’S BEEN YEARS AND I STILL LONG FOR YOUMISTAKES WERE MADEORPOSSIBLYIT’S JUST LONELINESS SETTING INASSUMPTIONS OF MISSING YOUFROM THE WANT OF YOUR PRESENCEBUT I KNOW THE TRUTHIT WAS A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO LET YOU GOIT WAS FOR YOUR BENEFITI WAS HOLDING YOU BACK AND FEELINGS THAT ONCE STIRRED UPON A GLANCE FROMContinue reading “IT SEEMS…”