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two steps forward, one step back, two steps to the side
As I witness life with my hands tied behind my back and my heart pounding loudly and echoing off the canyon’s wall… I am not afraid but wearing thin. As I listen to the unanswerable question – why, especially as…
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Holding a Mirror
In the painting above the young woman holds a mirror behind herself as she gazes into the future, in doing so she places her hand to her heart. She is sitting- could that mean she is not in a…
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The History of the Flower
Rain, sun, earth, seed, root, stem, flower, fallen petal… We are one and the same at different moments throughout the day.
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Non Chora
Unlike the other days were I held back my tears, I cried. I couldn’t hold back, fatigue reigned. In Portuguese he begged me over and over again, "Non chora." Then he called me by my childhood nickname, softly. Which released…
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The New Shape of Normal
Anyone who knows my mother knows she does not sit still. She is a Matriarch-o-holic, bakes up a storm, volunteers for everything, has a wild garden, is a neat freak, and has a million adoring grandchildren around her… But when…
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The Rose
The Rose Bette Midler Some say love, it is a river That drowns the tender reed.Some say love, it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed.Some say love, it is a hunger, An endless…