Tagged: mask
the accoutrements
the accoutrements
we put on, redefined, buttoned
up for a good time
.
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privilege rarely knows
privilege rarely knows
itself, masquerading as
authenticity
.
20220302:2112
y
one day before our
one day before our
thirty-fifth anniversary,
we still do not know
how to shed these layers, only
put on new ones to mask the old
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: layers
in the middle of
in the middle of
the night, old pain masking as
new pain punches me
awake – so much emptiness,
absences for it to fill
.
20160913:0330
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some adjustments mask
some adjustments mask
the pain better than others –
how the mind goes from
setting one to setting two
or three is all in the wrist
.
20160803:0303
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we are masks under
we are masks under
masks – not being
able to anticipate
needs, we have
put them all on
.
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you never forget
you never forget
your second
village parade,
when the skeleton
with the little girl
took advantage of
the crowd to put his
hands all over you, then,
picking up his
boom-box, walked
away, intentionally
looking back
.
20151031:1508
y
we are so
we are so
generous, helping
each other
put on
the most appropriate
mask for
one another’s
company
.
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