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Isolation

March 10     Isolation   I isolate from you, I isolate from others, I isolate from friends, isolate from G-d, I practice connecting by connecting with my sponsor, practice connecting with my friends, practice connecting with G-d, finally I … Continue reading

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Desert Island

November 2     DesertIsland   When I am left to amuse myself, more often than not I turn my wicked wit to redress those whose neglect, I sorely feel; this is childish.  This is pointless and yet I do … Continue reading

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Eggshells and Bethlehem

June 6     Eggshells and Bethlehem   A stable is a place to keep a horse and in fairytales a place to birth a baby, but stable is the story I told myself about you.  Solid, a model of … Continue reading

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Bad Acting

March 16     Bad Acting   Because there never seems to be enough love in the world to fill the wound, my wounded self riots.  At times the debauchery seems good natured enough, flamboyant yet without harm, at other … Continue reading

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Isolation

March 10     Isolation   I isolate from you, I isolate from others, I isolate from friends, isolate from G-d, I practice connecting by connecting with my sponsor, practice connecting with my friends, practice connecting with G-d, finally I … Continue reading

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Rejection

October 15   REJECTION       Rejection is a game of endurance, a boundary enhancing process, a test of survival.  Rejection sought or unsought is a challenge.  Sometimes rejection is a flare lighting the need for a change of … Continue reading

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I Beg

August 7       I Beg     The embarrassment of need is a haunting guest who will not leave.  I turn in a tight circle trying to find a way to detach  this wart and move gracefully from … Continue reading

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The Tide in Texas

June 24         The Tide inTexas       I cannot tell you of my pain, how the liars took me off my land, how my heart lay shattered all around, how I’m so foolish and left … Continue reading

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RAID !!!

May 30         RAID !!!     So, you stepped into a hornets nest and now how am I to respond?  Blame you?  No, I don’t think so, I mean you are the exterminator and some stings … Continue reading

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Estranged

May 28       Estranged     After long years I have made my own acquaintance, friendship is on a far distant shore.  I know who I am and can recognize myself on the street or in a crowded … Continue reading

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