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About a cat
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Loss and love
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Losing my mother.
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When Can I Call Myself Poet?
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Seriously. What's the criteria?
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A Single Strand
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We are all part of the big picture; a single, discarded strand of hair finds new purpose.
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Why We Watch Sad Movies
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A humble theory.
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Celebration
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They drink champagne, they toast to the future...
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Where I'm From
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Where I'm from, in the style of George Ella Lyons.
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Tomato Sandwich
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Memories of sandwiches and such...
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Like Winchester House
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Running away from ghosts...
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Muse On A Tightrope
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The occasional disappointment I experience with one of my sources of inspiration.
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They Call Me Darwinia
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A conversation.
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Onion Skin
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Anita said I was her onion-friend.
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Night Lions
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The fear comes out at night.
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Needles
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There's no escaping reality.
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The Dinner Table
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A request for the truth.
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Shapeshifter
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A personal anecdote. Originally written for poetry slam, 2005.
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Kairos on the Deathbed
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The moment, toward the end, where everything is realized.
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Sissy
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Someone once laughingly suggested to me that poetry was for 'sissies'. I beg to differ.
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The Recipe For Resurrection
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It doesn't take much.
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The Finale of the Flower
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Peg Entwistle calls it a day...
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Idol
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You'd be nothing without me.
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A Kill Beyond The Nest
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I can't think about anything but the kill...
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A Noble Concession
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Better you than me.
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A Dulling of the Senses
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She used to be pretty.
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A Cold Blow
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When you realize that being ordinary has certain benefits.
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The Heaven Columns
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We all have our own little weird habits.
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Tea and Euphoria
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How I wish I could wake up every day.
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