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The gray-blue hope of the 17.5%

The first time that word is uttered into existence… Your heart, it doesn’t drop. It does something odd, it stops beating there for a second.

And then, your soul—it leaves.

The rest of the appointment goes by in a blue haze (why are the cl...

9 days ago
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An ode to the lighthouse

A sea with no lighthouse

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I am the one who stays.
The constant of a place.
The lighthouse that calls you home.
The harbour ships stop at on t...
a month ago
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5

"Are we there yet?"

Cape of Rodon, Albania (Photo taken after a very long, bumpy journey to get there)

“Are we there yet?”

As we pass through mountains of grief

And valleys of despair,

As the dreams I once held close

Are a size too small to wear.

“Are we...

6 months ago
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Lament for the broken body I call home

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Take up a spot next to me. Here, on the floor.
Hold this broken body, You gave me to call home,
Mend the pieces back together, and
Take me to...
6 months ago
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Nothing you have to do about it

Recently, life has been a comical circus.

The lists grow longer, I shrink smaller.

The overdue assignments pile up next to all the books I have to read.

My licensing exam walking the tight rope like a bike with a flat tire.

We tried to...

a year ago
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    disciple, wife, storyteller, quirky human... and oh, therapist

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