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Could You, Would you, Will you?

if every blade of grass had a significant purpose,
would you be more cautious with every step?
if every ray of sun lead to cancer,
would you hide away forever?

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Rapped in Love

Rapped In Love
Drive, Gas,
Broke, Drive,
Brakes, Work,
Walk, Sit,

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Deliverance

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No Adjectives

We start at the beginning. The anti-burial. You are being opened by the eyelids. What’s her name, again? You try to recall the colours ahead of you, and you can’t. The receipt for the store still in your jeans. The bottle used to carry wine. It’s difficult to stand up. Think hard about a location, maybe home.

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fiction

Marauders of the Heavens

I pushed the snack cart through the aisle of the cramped Boeing 747, It was my third year as a flight attendant and I had quickly realized not only did I dislike it, no I deplored it with each fiber of my being.

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sisyphus

startled by the buzzing alarm
but not enough to get up
class in an hour
sleeps two more

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Cave Dweller

I used to think that being alone
was unbearable,
but now that I’ve pushed almost
every single person I’ve ever held dear
away from me,
I really don’t think it’s that bad

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poetry

Reminders

I’m reminded of Jace…
At the crosswalk by the hockey rink I first saw him play
Barely able to stay standing on his own two feet
Creating distance from his old self to his new
Dominating on the ice today, making us proud

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