Tag Archives: fear

to stop running – February 10

Posted on February 11, 2014 by landl30

2.10 to stop running as if the wind were chasing to stop crying as if the wolf was burying   to stop dying over and over again while little children played on your grave   westing wind now blow straight … Continue reading →

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the humanist club – February 8

Posted on February 9, 2014 by landl30

2.8.2014 the humanist club got upset today because the local school took a class to see a hunger feeding program up close   that was run by a church group. wouldn’t want the young minds to know the truth that … Continue reading →

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razor blade winds – January 24

Posted on January 25, 2014 by landl30

1.24 frigid. wind like razor blades on skin. what am I doing out here. when will I know to step inside.   cold of the world numbs long before we understand that braving it out is only a fool’s game. … Continue reading →

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a chill Roxbury day-MLK – January 20

Posted on January 21, 2014 by landl30

1.20.2014 a chill Roxbury mid-day fright and hope in the air and I walked beside the closed car   to put my body between threats and life for the one inside.   a symbol a voice a presence that spoke … Continue reading →

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bitter cold – January 1

Posted on January 2, 2014 by landl30

1.1.2014 bitter cold holds us in as if we needed more to hold us back from the world.   hiding is the preferred way through. never let ‘em see your real self.   never trust. never tell. hold yourself in … Continue reading →

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road to the hospital – December 8

Posted on December 9, 2013 by landl30

12.8 the road to the hospital is a lonely one when the subject is yourself.   you need to do tests, you need to go there right now thank you.   so you let out the dog and make sure … Continue reading →

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tell me a story daddy – September 7

Posted on September 8, 2013 by landl30

9.7 the childhood books speak to my inner heart and the child inside saying tell-me-a story-daddy still   a wonder at voices that can turn the night moment into something warm and precious and caring   to surround me with … Continue reading →

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MLK 1965 – August 28

Posted on August 28, 2013 by landl30

8.28 the long black car drove slowly majestically through Boston streets lined with faces, hands arms reaching for hope   and i jogged beside to keep the inmate safe. bullets, knives and hate also striding through the streets reaching for … Continue reading →

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like a doe in a castle – July 20

Posted on July 21, 2013 by landl30

7.20 like a doe in a castle I live a protected life. no gunmen walk my streets, or terrorize my neighborhood, food is there anytime I need, and health care.   so why do crazed people now shoot guns in … Continue reading →

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John Dillinger sleeps here – July 9

Posted on July 10, 2013 by landl30

7.9 John Dillinger sleeps here, his body moldering in a cemetery broad, barren and massive enough to hide the measure of his forgotten soul.   Indiana boy, killer, bank robber, his rock star culture of crime celebrity telling more of … Continue reading →

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