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Open Your Eyes
I had been feeling sad and lonely. I decided to go back into the past and visit
my child hood home.
My Sister, Mother and Brother were sitting at the kitchen table enjoying a meal,
I walked in and said, "Hello!"
They welcomed me warmly and asked, "How have You been?" I felt secure and
comfortable being welcomed home.
Soon my Father made an appearance and asked,...
Tuesday 7th June 2016 6:28 pm
Bullet Holes In Backyards
Wound up
some nights
I go out to think…
Of all the truths we share
there are little reminders we choose to keep hidden
fix up the front porch
but bullet holes in backyards
they go on…
We may not know what they mean
but we know what they represent
the past is scarred, pock-marked
Did the children stand beside the pond
where they were sprayed and felled
did the family huddle clo...
Wednesday 1st June 2016 9:57 am
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