Seeingseeing
lies in the mirror
not what we truly are but
what we wish to be
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leafless-
reflections in
the watery sky
Category Archives: Broken
Posthumous
pulled taut and snapping
the pole holding fast the flag
standing at half mast
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icy rain
her cheeks
freshly wet
Homeless
a torn cap worn low
collar turned against the wind
shrouded in darkness
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a squalid doorway-
scant shelter from
the bitter cold
Deception
I’ve changed all my locks
somehow your keys still fit in
and still turn me on
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cold winds blow
your call comes through
in the dead of night
Waste
stolen innocence-
inured to constant violence
and lost empathy
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distant wildfires
a false sunset in
the eastern sky
Arid
jagged windblown sand
making a meal of driftwood
in the desert sun
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just beyond the dunes
a faint whisper of
false promises
Drought
shutters hang askew
a cracked and peeling screen door
banging in the wind
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fading laughter
shards of glass litter
the sun baked earth