Family

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Burkette

Dedicated to Burkette Greene (1910-1998) who died 25 years ago...

Burkette

Papaw was born in 1910 on the first of May.
He died a quarter of a century ago today.
After...

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Life

Life

Balance is the key,
anything excessively,
will not be healthy.

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Shattered

Shattered

W hy me?
H e asks?
O nly silence.
L ost, confused.
E asily discouraged....

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The Welcoming Committee

The Welcoming Committee

Beware of the dogs!
Cardi, Buster and Spot.
Family, friends and foes!
They welcome all...

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until I see you again

for Marco Vinicio, my friend

until I see you again

it will be then as
if we never parted
as if never existed
streets, cities, countries...

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(iii) water unseen

(iii) water unseen

Water unseen beneath sands,
untouchable sphere,
yet strongly felt though nothing much
...

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Mother

Her sound is of births of autumn and warm eyes cooing cries to rest.
Honeyed iris in the sunburst....

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Grateful

Grateful

Bills are paid, heat fills the home, there’s a roof covered in snow, a place we call our own, the fridge is...

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Where Were You

Where Were You

Where were you,
When I was trembling with fear?
Where were you,
When I was angry and...

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Thanking the Spirits

Kissing my family with hugs and joyous moments
Giving thanks to our savior and the spirits of the...

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Dear Dad

Trigger warning: complicated parent/child relationship poem

Dear Dad

Dear Dad,

Why would you choose to bring me into your world of hatred?
If you didn't have...

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Here Fishy, Fishy

Here Fishy, Fishy

Wild caught, not by me
Introductory to a ring can
PiNeApPlE
I laid you to rest...

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Luviz

I know is what love is

I've smelled it in th3 kitchen
I seen it in your eye
I felt in...

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Wrong roads chosen.

Crossroads

Wrong roads chosen.

So here I am at a crossroad,
Wondering which ways best,

The one that leads to happiness,...

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Those Simple Words

breaking a bond with a parent... is one of the hardest things I...

Those Simple Words

What I’m about to say is coming straight from my heart
And I promise you, its tearing me completely...

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Parenting

Training

Parenting

Mother's are researchers they like to find the cause and cure
Father's are Doctors they like to know...

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Core

Core

You are the tissue that grows my skin and keeps my frame whole,
the arteries that flow blood to my...