Monthly Archives: April 2012

Cicada

Perhaps now After years of silence & empty pages I am finding a voice again  Now, my words break free Of the dry husk wrapped in layers That kept them safely from light Emerge from the earth singing & fly … Continue reading

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Poem for my sister (for Laurie)

my sister died on a Tuesday morning the telephone an inconvenient interruption until my mother’s voice 7 states away repeated itself what is she saying about my sister we planned to grow old together still arguing & playing scrabble someone … Continue reading

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The Land of the White Man

in the land of the white man desert sun twists our vision in heat-driven delirium to see only ourselves those unlike us have papers in their pockets ready to prove they have the right to sweep our sacred streets while … Continue reading

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the f-word (in context)

The boy stood behind the podium & said fuck he giggled as it flew past his lips an unruly bird escaping into listening air such an artist to toss that word casually like a child jumping rope skipping easily over raw … Continue reading

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