Tagged: family

our mother passed down

our mother passed down
her sweet tooth so that we’ll always
have something to share
.
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suddenly and not

suddenly and not
so suddenly, we are on
two sides of the same
coin – only
when tossed into
the air will we
perchance catch
glimpses
of one another,
heavyhearted
.
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if we are all from

if we are all from
the same tree, you and i are
from the same branch, we

will never stop competing for
and sharing the same resources
.
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at the funeral,

at the funeral,
your dad shared
the story about that
time when they had
to hold an intervention –
clean up or stop
coming around.
but for what came
next, we would
not be gathered here
today as family,
mourning,
celebrating
.
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january is

january is
helping grandma hang on or
let go, wavering
.
20190124:2212
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in reality,

in reality,
not every tree will find a
home – christmas eve blues
.
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we approach year-end

we approach year-end
festivities, and still, you do
not get to leave, go

home. to serve tastes more bitter than
the discomfort of being served
.
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