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Joy and Sorrow Clarity

Celeste stood in stony silence, hands trembling, smoking one Virginia Slim after another. She had spent the last three days glued to the news and You...

Gravity Joy and sorrow

Karen lay dying sandwiched between asphalt and bus, blood pouring out every possible orifice, as if she were a human fountain. " Dude, let's get this...

All Lives Matter (statement, political)

Even in the throes of battle for Senator Sanders, I mostly made it clear that I'd support the eventual Democratic nominee. I can respect those who...

testament: beneath the collonades

They walked along the dimly lit stone hallway, the low ceiling brushing against their heads; at the end of the hall, they entered a large pale blue...

Scratch

First mere faint lines, Adding pressure gradually, Over time, Causing skin to redden scratch, Then cut bleed, heal scar.....

Do

Do we dread death fear dying, Or is it something more, Could it be life actual living, That scares us, I'm unsure

Trees

Trees shed, Leaves fall, World hears, Nature's call.

Chet and the Prisoners - 5

Feb 28 Chet Since I last wrote, the Japanese have got themselves more organised. They now have a barber shop too, and I was interested to see my...

The Stars That Fell From The Sky

The Stars That Fell From The Sky By Paul McCann Mick had just finished evening shift at the hospital and was on his way home . As he drove through...

Joy and Sorrow Pretty Little Devils

Karen's drug dealer was Farrah Thrushman, former Orange Bowl Queen and mother of four boys. She was married to Bob Thrushman, assistant coach for the...

Joy and Sorrow Kapow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the weeks following Joel's memorial, a drag queen that owned a pie shop in Valdosta, Georgia surfaced. She went by the moniker " Charity " and...

ON ME

On me P K Routray In the photo, me I see as a child in father’s caring arm with innocent face, enquiring glance and novice charm having socks and...

'til

How can me not knowing, Be worse than being told, Fearing the worse, it is a curse, That'll plague me 'til I'm old.
Cherry

It Rains in the Movies Too

A belted coat, like Bogey’s, or some hard-boiled operative’s while he wanders smoking, smiling, snarling across the screen, from blonde to brunette...

Nice, not nice

Strange how good news sometimes can still cut you at the knee, When even things you want to hear cause some difficulty

More

Didn't see it coming, Struck down to the floor, But in life you keep on going, And coming back for more.
Cherry

Chet and the Prisoners - 4

4 Toyo February 20, 1942 I am cold almost all the time and have no money to buy warm things. The Germans have organised a store, and we are allowed...

Charon's Trick

Questions hover about me like fear and loathing bats and all I can do is go through them eyeballs quivering... daemons, delusions and angels dancing...

Life Goes On (Song)

Chorus: It may feel like the world is ending. You may think that the sky will fall. But the heavens are not descending. You'll discover that, after...

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