Tagged: privilege
every town starts some-
every town starts some-
where – from stockholm to newtown,
we try our hardest
to remember or forget,
depending on your station
.
20221022:1741
y
old age looks like
old age looks like
a leg up
on your day
off, waiting
for someone else’s
interpretation
.
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the ac turns on
the ac turns on
and off, thermostat set at
eighty-two, running
water is steps away, we brew
a pot of fare trade coffee
(as if we were making
a difference)
.
20220717:0810
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we never ask where
we never ask where
the garbage goes and hold in
contempt anyone
who leaves the garbage piling
up, waiting for a helping hand
.
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everything in
everything in
moderation, especially
the good stuff,
for fear of
drowning,
or plain losing
touch
.
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let us hold onto
let us hold onto
abundance longer than we think
is necessary
.
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seeing and not
seeing and not
seeing is an easy
default – we pick up
the wrong glasses,
blame someone
else for not
looking where
we wish to go
.
20220427:1643
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we will own being
we will own being
someone’s child for as long as
possible – with all
of the advantages that
accompany belonging
.
20220423:1922
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at the end of the
at the end of the
day, you will be left with no
choice but to play the
white card – neighbor, friend, lover,
in-law, student, colleague, stranger
.
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y
essential tools for
essential tools for
the haves speaking to the have-mores –
a dictionary,
materials to build bridges,
flora and fauna field guides
.
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