He took an exit ramp that I missed,left me at a rest stop and called oncehe was out of sight…
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Poetry
Despondency
You know these curves better than I do.You trace them with intention,with lightness, with love.You take my shape slowly,knowing that…
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Knowledge
Last night I wept at the corner of Genesee and Earlfor the only martyr I have known.The snow did not…
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Midwestern Loss
Mildred Trivers died yesterday afternoon at the age of 95. Not many people outside of Muncie, Indiana have heard of…
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Meanwhile, Back in Chicago
The homeless man on the corner playing the harmonica (oh freedom) while his deeply devoted dog listens lovingly The…
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The Old Guitarist
The first time I saw youI wept at seeing my reflectionPure and unsulliedIn shades of blue and greyWe were shriveled…
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