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Forever

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Words on Images

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May 17, 2011 at 7:00 am

Potential

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May 13, 2011 at 7:00 am

Quiet Pause

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then one day
it became silent
no, not silent
but quiet
like everything is done
or the pause
that can be awkward
after talking has stopped
there is something telling about
a person who is comfortably content
to remain at peace in a group
of people who’ve stopped talking
more so when it is one
who does so
while ensconced
in the quiet
of everything being done

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May 7, 2011 at 8:48 am

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Big

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Words on Images

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May 6, 2011 at 7:00 am

Why Not?

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legal
institution
fear
right
true
marriage
hurt
commitment
church
state
wrong
facts
evidence
important
life
benefits
damage
phobia
civil
separate
equal
responsibilities
fundamental
vision
circumstance
religious
dignity
politics
afraid
kids
health
debate
protect
sanctity
social
justice
honest
effort
genuine
respect
think
honest
logic
give
up
fear

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May 1, 2011 at 9:58 am

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Echos

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Words on Images

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April 28, 2011 at 7:00 am

Nothing

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Words on Images

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April 10, 2011 at 10:24 am

Songs

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April 9, 2011 at 7:00 am

Random Stream

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Pursuant to the lack of guidelines set forth in the reasoning by the party in the first part for bothering to write down a series of words in a stream of conscious mode for no reason other than the seemingly valueless exercise of manipulating fingers on keys while the mind wanders aimlessly in the direction that can only logically be described as no direction at all with respect to the idea of having a point, there comes a time when doing so simply becomes an end unto itself. Far be it from me to shy away from the harsh light of intellectual curiosity which renders the urge to avoid any association with acts deemed mindless, in pursuit of the almighty reason for breaking things down
into more bite-size bits
no less cryptic
although maybe less
drastic
hardly fantastic
teasing along
like a favorite song
fragments of hints
memory-like glints
reasons for following
the words down a path
around underground
as if through a looking-glass
one that mirrors a soul
with a newfangled feature
like the future should hold
that tells a hard truth
we don’t want to unfold
it’s why we all hide
or collapse in the grasp
of rambling run-on sentences with nary a subject with which we can latch for tracking the topic that never seems to arrive with a pleasing dispatch that rewards our incredible diligence for having the strength to hold on all the way to the end in hope something will bring with it that warm fuzzy feeling like a hug from a friend who we are happy to see in spite of all else and we forget for a moment that the reason is not clear for forgiving ourselves and we let down our guard and just let it all be, while we pause for a moment, and smile from our hearts toward whomever we see.

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April 4, 2011 at 7:00 am

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Little Things

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little things
under foot
in our minds
appear harmless
even as
our thinking
stubs a toe
or double steps
to adjust
for having planted
weight
on some object
that pokes
the tender spot
in the middle
of an idea
we thought
was impervious
to impingement

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April 2, 2011 at 9:25 am

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