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 I received a letter every couple of weeks. Many times I unfolded his neat notes and dried flower blossoms would fall silently in my lap. Like tear drops. His sentence was for three years. The charges were murky to say the least. Several weeks before the grand finale and the gavel fell, he called me in … Continue reading: There’s no Silencing the Soul  In a black out I reach for my son soldier, in my war on drugs. I fumble with the tiny keypad on my phone. I try to type a note to say something; I don’t remember? Grasping for him has become the only predictable thing I do. Like calling an old lover after too much wine lonely; I hunger for someone who knows me someone to keep me from reaching the point I … Continue reading: SOS  I had been forewarned, by whom I still do not know, but they were kind enough to give me the chance to do things differently. My youngest brother Cody, aka, The Codeman, spent the better part of his life struggling to overcome drug addiction. He and I were always close. More so than I actually … Continue reading: Time Traveler  A few months back my family and I went to see Taylor Mali read at a theatre in a city not to far from us. He is the king of spoken word poetry and became famous for a poem he wrote titled, What Teachers Make. Caught up in his quick-witted humor I laughed through the … Continue reading: Inspired to Teach  Meanwhile back at the “Happy Fat Cats” lab, professor Zimothy Bleary makes a discovery: Check it out, he bellows! All heads rotate in the direction of Bleary’s voice. Inside the monkey holding cells, alive with disease and death, terrified primates huddle tight; tuck themselves into corners, as if they’re hoping not to be discovered. Horrified eyes cry … Continue reading: Psychopharmacology  I gag down a handful of chalky pills. Promise my body no more pain. One more time I say I swallow. My dreams disappear. I keep calling for refills. I promise my child no more pain erases memories. I can’t stop. I keep calling for refills. My mind creates more pain erases memories. I can’t stop blaming others. My secret is killing me. My mind … Continue reading: Percocet Pirouette Pantoum |
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