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Church

I miss gathering with the church members why because we are connected
by our faith in God why also...

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Unable to bid papa goodbye

Unable to bid papa goodbye

Nonagenarian father afflicted,
his body electric awry
with congenital heart failure,
...

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Bad Friends

They're to blame for it all
They're to blame for my fall
And what my parents know
is...

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daddy

he screams in my face
he pulls my hair
like a child, he feels
that nothing's fair...

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Diner Hipsters

Diner Hipsters

The High School ladies
with purple hair were
escorted to their table
by the Diner...

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21 Days Old

21 Days Old

1:19AM, strange
He’s late for his feed
I lay quietly for a minute
Listening to him...

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To my daughter

I'm going to move on

Am I meant to ignore the arrows that pierce me or the spit that lands in my face. Why should I brush off...

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Coronavirus microbe (COVID-19)

Coronavirus microbe (COVID-19)

(alternately titled: yours truly doth mutter
asthma bowled dug gutter
pin yon hated chap...

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Deadly Aneurysm

Dedicated to Agnes Johnson (1948-2013) who died 7 years ago...

Deadly Aneurysm

Your leg was infected and the infection spread.
You had an abdominal aneurysm and you're dead....

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Sunshine

Sunshine

It's in abundance today,
I thank the Lord above ,
for his mercy and his love,
sunshine...

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Grandad Jacky Tait

Grandad Jacky Tait

I am reminiscing today about our dear Grandad Jacob Tait
I can still see him as if it was yesterday...

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Our Parents

I do not know my past except through you I do not know my name except through you when I wonder about my...