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Hometown Christmas
When we drove through my hometown for the first time, I asked her, "What do you see?"
And she stared at the setting Ohio sun, at the too cold outside with not enough snow, at the streets I called home.
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Writer's Curse
You are a student of a language, warping butter-like words on your tongue.
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I Miss my Grandmother's House
She died when I was twelve
and I still miss her house
with a VHS copy of Cinderella too precious to shelve
She died when I was twelve
and I know it's best not to dwell
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Advent Candles
winter
traditional
candles on the table
Advent is here in flame and fire
It's warm.
winter
transitional
Christmas films on cable
Advent light now frames the foyer
It's warm.
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A Haiku and a Realization
Free verse poetry
overtakes the English tongue
beautiful but sad
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The Beginning
And then there were Two.
There was Nothing and there were Two and they were not in love. Love was not a thing yet, there was Nothing.
One said to the other, "I've discovered I can say words."
Loves
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Mundane
a lesbian couple on my bus home from school
a man in a punk battle jacket on the street
my mother's female CEO group chat blowing up
four of my teachers taking the following day off
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End Zone
Repair the world,
pull off the patterned papers.
Leave the walls all bare and empty,
no toll, free entry.
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34
34
An even number
A prime number
2
17 times
I can't count it on one hand
Not on two
Not even with my toes
And with a list of 34 felonies
We still elect
Him
A convicted felon
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America, the Circus
The circus masters release the red beast,
its mane flowing, great fangs bared,
ready to take a bite out of the audience,
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grin & bear it
i wonder how many times he’s said i love you.//
i wonder how many flowers he’s gifted//, how many
slow dances he’s danced, the ratio between//
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November 6th
This morning I woke up at six am. The country was bleeding pomegranate red and I, so sure we'd be drinking in a giddy paradise blue, stared blankly for minutes if not hours at the flashing computer screen.