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PROOF
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SIT STILL
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THERE I WAS
I used to write poems
back when I wasn’t afraid
of sounding young, or
white, or too optimistic.
There I was, walking
towards some classroom
with a book under my arm
and my journal in my bag,
red knit hat sliding over
one side of a scrubbed face,
stopping to peer inside
a dogwood that had just
bloomed, not yet imagining
the caricature that someone
like me ( Read more... ) -
THE GREAT TEACHER
cancer, the great teacher
has been opening schools
downstream from every factory
still, everywhere fools
are squinting into microscopes
researching cells
trying to figure out a way
we can all live in hell
from "Decree" by Ani DiFranco
This is the line I think of three weeks ago when I find out my cousin Craig has stage four esophageal cancer. And when my ( Read more... ) -
QUESTION
Is there any quick, simple thing you do that makes you feel better about your contribution to the world? -
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED LATELY
I. I've written two pieces to the Buffalo News about birth control--one an editorial, the other a letter to the editor--and after each one, this old man writes to me at my home. He considers my views to be much more than disagreeable but flat out wrong. He compares sex with birth control to beastiality, hedonism, and masturbation. He wants to sit ( Read more... ) -
BITS
I. This morning I woke up in a funk, and felt all sorts of frustrated until I walked into the kitchen of my house. It was green and bright, the glass cupboards reflected morning sun, and all the dishes were washed and stacked on the drying rack. So peaceful in here, I think it's my favorite room.
II. Talked with a friend after writing last night's ( Read more... )
