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  • Contexting

    I took my leave because there’s nothing left to do. I thought I’d be more upset, saying goodbye for the last time and knowing it was finally, truly the last time. She moaned in agony. I patted her shoulder and left. I mumbled “I love you” on the way out. I thought I’ll be glad…

  • Rocks

    I didn’t put her away. I thought I would have. I thought I’d turned a corner. For six weeks, an envelope with pictures of my dead aunt have been on my coffee table, waiting for me to do something with them. I have gotten teary-eyed just seeing the envelope. The last week has been especially…

  • Missing

    The ache is always there but it gets better It becomes bearable It becomes livable She meant the pain she felt for the loss of her son Still her words come back to me Because I remembered her today I remembered when we breathed in the same room Together I remembered her pain and my…

  • Devastation and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    I read books and watch movies that are devastating to remember I’m not immune to being devastated, or to prove to myself that I can still be devastated.   The war books I’m reading…I can imagine what combat is like, the fear, the brutality, but what draws me in is that I know it’s much…