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Tag Archives: regret
promised – November 23
11.23.2016 blue denim shirt and jeans, navy guy school janitor thin, curley haired hoped for hero that I reached out to when the big kids threw my treasured blue plastic automatic pistol up onto the school roof over my … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, childhood, consequences, disillusionment, failure, heartbreak, hurt, impact, innocence, promises, regret, shame, trust, yearnings
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slippery slope – February 16
2.16.2016 the day slips by as easy as not looking as hard as counting time. ————————–
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Tagged difficulty, frustration, missing, movement, pace, regret, time
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early lessons – August 12
8.12.2015 we hated little Stevie obnoxious little Stevie spoiled, spoiled spoiled Stevie who never came back. he called his brother Gibby, he called my friend Gibby, because he couldn’t say Gilbert but we didn’t know that. the leukemia … Continue reading
meat and cheese, PB&J – July 31
7.31.2014 meat and cheese, PB and J menu of the morning for some, of all day how did we let it get so far away our hearts all hidden what did they say about lives gone unwanted for … Continue reading
being frank – February 1
2.1.2014 pinched face, tight lips hands pressed hard at the sides it must have been hard to be Frank, when your sons don’t respect you, even hate you and call you down while you struggle to put … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, family, forgiveness, pain, regret, suspicion
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a chill Roxbury day-MLK – January 20
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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Tagged commitment, courage, fear, hope, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, regret, youth
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he asked for a hat – November 6
11.6 he asked for a hat. I was there to give out someone else’s peanut butter sandwiches and bag lunches on the first snow day. and the cap I thought I’d lost was there, could’ve given it. but I … Continue reading
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Tagged failings, homeless, humility, Jesus, penitence, regret, sharing
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bad moon rising – May 31
5.31 blue lamp special light windows of rain tonight fall around rainbows until skies let loose. dark clouds, basic feuds sun to wind to shearing falls, hot cold frontings spawn our swirl death dooms. twister, roarer, heightened restorer, … Continue reading
domain regrets – May 19
5.19 The turtle’s shell spit out of my mower’s chute as I sped to prune my domain. I thought it had been a rock in the leaves. Turning it over was just ugly. My lawn wasn’t worth his life. … Continue reading
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Tagged affluence, arrogance, death, perspective, possession, regret, sorrow, suburbs
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