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No Mascara
If you thought it was your last day Your very last You might wear a pretty red dress You might even curl your hair Although you might skip the mascara You want to leave in good form Mascara runs & … Continue reading
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Tagged #endings, #goodbye, #heartbreak, #mascara, #poetry, #red dress, #sadness, #wisdom
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Jack Dempsey & Me
Even Jack Dempsey had to get out of the ring He told me so, I was 10, it was New York So here I am all these years later, taking the gloves off Sitting in the corner Sucking hard on … Continue reading
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Tagged #boxing, #endings, #heartbreak, #jackdempsey, #mothers, #newyork, #poetry, #sadness
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Pretense, Public vs. Private Monikers
Friends share secrets I am your secret. I had thought we were lovers, best friends Turns out you’re just a guy collecting secrets So on this Memorial Day let us take leave of pretense, of the notion of public versus … Continue reading
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Tagged #bestfriends, #betrayal, #endings, #growingup, #heartbreak, #memorialday, #poetry, #secrets, love, relationships
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Leaving New York
Manhattan. June third two thousand twelve Temperature 72 degrees Azure blue, an unmarred sky Life in forward motion Full bloom and full of possibility Then there you were Standing at the sidewalk Corner of West 51st & 8th Four suitcases … Continue reading
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Tagged #beginnings, #endings, #heartbreak, #manhattan, #mothers, #nyc, #poetry, #sons, love, relationships, Seattle
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The Last Kiss
I am on my way & will leave you now having walked together such a short distance it seems too soon to say goodbye I have loved you with my whole heart indeed my whole heart not quite whole in … Continue reading
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