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Journal 5

The drive to the hospital remains fresh in my memory to this day. Every stoplight turned yellow right as I approached it, and I pressed harder on the gas pedal to make it by just in time. My heart...

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Empty Bottles

Late night drive to the hospital just to be told what we know is true. He’s sick. Alcohol numbs his mind and kills his body, but still he drinks.   Perhaps bad memories hurt worse than dying I think as...

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Amber

When you look outside my window all the lights shine more than me. Glowing into an empty apartment dirty mattress, dusty boxes on the floor   money is hard to come by and family is far away. They told...

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The Absence of my Playhouse

When the weather was nice and my chores were all done I would slip into grass stained clothes and run to you.   You always stood strong, supporting me as I climbed your ladder, and slipped down your...

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The Taxi Driver

Arms and hands wave me down all day and all night, yet no one ever waves at me.   My family resides upon my dashboard in a photograph that no one ever asks about. But I keep it there to look at...

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“The Babbitt and the Bromide”

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, two puppets on an invisible string.   Their stage is a canvas, and they are the artists. They dance to bring an image to life.   As music plays they hear it not with their...

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Clean Teeth

Two times a day, and sometimes in between. When I first wake up and I saunter to the bathroom, I grip my toothbrush in the palm of my hand. I turn on my faucet, allowing the water to run over the...

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February 18, 1995

Saturday night in the city, snow fall and ice coat the roads. They don’t know that I’ve planned to come early I’m full grown and waiting to play.   They don’t know my gender, my name, or my weight, but...

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Thanksgiving Leftovers

Savory and salty mixed with something slightly sweet, a medley of herbs and spices reminiscent of November.   The yams taste more like candy when not expected and mixed with stuffing, and the smells...

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