I hear a knock from the cellar and call on Ego to answer the door: “Money for the poor?” a young man ponders, “What am I doing here?” and the door is shut, hands still warm. I can handle up to six hundred dollars at a time, enough for rent, some shoes, wine ifContinue reading “Politics”
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The Fight
I once thought of life as a screen. Shakespeare had his stage. Silverstein, some blue skin. Entirely hidden. A teardrop in a lake. We all have our moments. The daunting school hallway at ten. The basement party at twenty. The busy conference room at thirty. But I don’t want to hide. I don’t have anythingContinue reading “The Fight”
I Hope
I hope, after the shit this world has put them through– I hope that they become angels, white clipped wings spread over the night sky– I hope that God exists, I hope they’ll guard us, skin soaked in stars their stories will be cloaked from above. May 21, 2015
Reaching Joy 