Tag Archives: pain

speaking truth – July 11

Posted on July 12, 2015 by landl30

7.11.2015 she lived with pain for years until a real love came. now gone there is grief at too quick an end yet the heights spoke truth. —————-

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7.1.2015 she asks for four bag lunches each morning supposedly for children unseen her approach is slow, steady head down covered up in her coat and hat expression blank responses mono-syllabic as if life has … Continue reading →

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love and mercy – June 18

Posted on June 20, 2015 by landl30

6.18.2015 [love and mercy] gifts can be burdens driving away into isolation those who bare them yet the openness to what is present can also feel the hand of grace when it appears. that is our faith and … Continue reading →

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empty rooms – June 3

Posted on June 5, 2015 by landl30

6.3.2015 I walked into the airport bathroom and there was blood all around, dripping still fresh, pooling below the fixtures. I turned to see if you were still there, had hidden, or fallen and I stepped to the … Continue reading →

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Aline Alone – May 1

Posted on May 4, 2015 by landl30

5.1.2015 [Aline Alone] I like my ironing board I like my washing machine a dead voice, blond curls close to her head in the basement room where she slammed the basket down catatonic stare, blank eyes wondering why she … Continue reading →

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stiffness – February 28

Posted on March 1, 2015 by landl30

2.28.2015 stiffness hardens the hands that type age creeping toward a distance from the vision of my self as solid. —————

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ML King parade, Boston 1965 – January 20

Posted on January 20, 2015 by landl30

[1.20] 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 of dreams. and I was young so I walked beside … Continue reading →

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fuzzy thoughts – January 16

Posted on January 17, 2015 by landl30

1.16 Fuzzy thoughts are what comes when the drugs kick in. Or maybe we’re just getting older. ———–

Posted in poetry | Tagged aging, amusement, drugs, humor, meds, pain, perspective, self-awareness | 2 Comments

electric candle – January 6

Posted on January 7, 2015 by landl30

1.6.2015 electric candle in the bedroom window filament of childhood warmth against all darkness and grievings. I place one in my window now and remember the small boy who could not express how afraid and alone he … Continue reading →

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pain is a leveler – January 3

Posted on January 4, 2015 by landl30

1.3.2015 pain is a leveler internal a signal of need to stop or start or remove or do a sign from within to attend. ——————

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