Orange speck
of life
found the indoors
to escape from the cold
clinging to the wall

Let go.

Room full
of death
found her
asleep in her chair
crawling toward the blessed water.

Let go.

rolling
solemnly
across the cement floor
past the window view of
wintered trees
camera stills,
silent
would-be
portfolio pictures of
similar scenes
crucifix
adorns the wall
hung to honor
memory
temporarily
like the water
evaporating
beside the font
one last
baptism

brothers achieve balance
each his own way
3 girls, 3 boys
substraction of youth
precedes parents
no death-defying trick
left
to play
the dirge

neg
lec
ted
sou
l
play
ing
hide
-&-
seek
with
[li]
[fe]
[liv]
[ing]

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My mom just informed me that my dad is going to be honored with the humanitarian of the year award for his company, John Hancock, tonight. He has no idea; it's going to be a surprise. I am so proud.

kristin --

[noun]:

A beat poet working the streets

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This is the dream that I had last night. It reminded me of a Salvador Dalí painting. I hope that this dream represents the future healing, renewal and progress of my relationship with my mother ( Read more... )

I have been struggling all year to find a way to reach my seniors. I talked to my assistant principal, and she thought that it would be a good idea to ask them to write me a letter about their goals for Spanish class, what they like/dislike about the class, their goals for the future, and how they plan to achieve them. By reading their letters, I ( Read more... )

Recently, I have attempted to piece together moments, events and convserations to provide me with a map of my recent journey. I needed to understand how I went from feeling like a floating cloud of particles to becoming a more grounded force. Encountering a group of people doing Tai Chi, along a busy parkway, while I was in my car on my way to work ( Read more... )