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my child

Posted on September 9, 2014 by

Your eyes, half-hidden  under a mound of hair, peek out with curiosity and wonder.  Advertisements

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dance with death

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

Twirl me round with wide, wild steps. Never let go. photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phenakistoscope_3g07690b.gif

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Stigmata

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

My bloodstained boots  Carry me through doors Into foreign lands And hostile territories. Generations  And generations  Of ancestors  At the mercy of their cells Follow closely behind.

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understanding

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Hold my hand so that we may move in ways that are unknown and difficult to comprehend.

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