Tagged: white
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
.
20220421:0101
y
the white azaleas
the white azaleas
dad planted at the side of
our house wave so long,
so long when we back out of the
driveway from winter to fall
.
20220309:1823
y
the robins that built
the robins that built
its nest in the crook of our
white dogwood tree stayed
alert, with squirrels advancing –
no one knew the aftermath
.
20210719:1639
y
snow builds power in
snow builds power in
every crevice, on every
surface, we can sit
back and watch the contortions and
wonder how it does it so cold
.
20210205:1947
y
searching for clues in
searching for clues in
superman’s locks – reeves, reeves, cain,
cavill – offer us
something darker, someone who
will inspire us to save ourselves
.
20200929:0129
y
in the end, you and
in the end, you and
i are grey
areas still
believing that
we can push one
another into some
clarity that can
be categorized
.
20200616:2058
y
we are testing each
we are testing each
other with white chocolate –
different, same, different.
there is nothing exact in
white chocolate-covered memories
.
20171006:2122
y
between model
between model
minority and model
citizen is a gap –
we are trying to
fill it with everything
we know, everything we
experience, everything
that comes our way,
plagued with blind spots
perfected by society
.
20160827:0710
y
first thing, saturday
first thing, saturday
morning, you take
the temperature
of our nation without
fail – another
shooting, another
breach, a familiar
unrest, a polished
contempt – i am
in the other room,
hanging on until
brunch, waiting
for a bloody peace
.
20151212:1953
y
they hand them out with
they hand them out with
very little instructions
in these parts. it is
only sometimes
wallet-sized. i have
seen several distinctive
placards jerked
around as weapons
or shields – nothing
bulletin-sized,
mind you.
at the end of the
day, it is never really
a surprise –
we are wired to
form patterns, take
sides. it requires
more effort to
override the shortcut
than, say, pull
out that race card
.
20120225:1039
y
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