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    • Can’t take that away from me
      My peace of insanity
      I need that very badly
      I don’t want to be left
      hungry without food
      Because I need to eat also
      And I live without food
      I would starve
      I don’t want to starve
      So please feed me
      I also need a drink with
      My food
      Yes I am quiet capable of
      Looking after myself
      Everyday I look after my…Read More

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      Lost as a Dead Carp

        I met her on the Iowa Riverwhen the water was movingand neither of us knewwhere we were going.Lost as a dead carp. We didn't have much in common.She liked to drink.I liked to drink.She liked sex.So did I.That was enoughfor...

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      • Just because we leave the river, doesn’t mean we stop moving. Just a different rhythm and more deliberate movements. You kinda tend to go with the river’s rhythm until you step out. Strong piece here

      • Thank you, Willow.

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      The Work

        Hemingway saidthere is nothing to writing.Just sit down at the typewriterand bleed. Maybe he was right.Maybe the words have to comefrom somewhere deep.From old wounds.From places we would rather hide.Maybe the ghosts need to come outand walk around for a...

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      • It’s definitely the noticing. Being present. And then letting the bleeding begin. The way you share a story or a thought always amazes me. It reminds me of sitting quietly on the porch as sun goes down, listening to someone reminisce or ponder life’s journey. I love that your cats so often play a part in your story 😊

      • Thanks, Willow.

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      Creepy Old Cat

      Creepy Old CatBy FlatDaddyMorning comes creepingon fat old cat’s feetto roust me from bed,let creepy cat eat.She leaps on the bedthen springs to my chestand digs in her claws,thus ending my rest.Screaming and swatting,I curse her and plead,“Please! I’ll...

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      See Viewed

      See Viewed She held a long glass with something on ice in her hands and of course, she looked just about perfect like that .. All kind of poised but unposed if you know what I mean .. And when set against a backdrop of those...

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