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Appointment

6/29/2017

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Appointment

The 
Nurse
Has
A 
Few
Questions,
To
Give
The
Doctor
Directions.
“Do
You
Feel
Safe
At
Home?”
She 
Asks.
I live
Alone,
Still,
To
Answer
Is
A
Task.
I don’t
Feel
Safe
Anywhere,
But
I can’t
Share
That
Existential
Fact,
It’s
Not
How
I’m
Supposed
To
Act.
“Do
You
Have
Thoughts
Of
Suicide?”
Of
Course
I do.
When
Will
My
Life
Fall
Through,
And
Accounts
I cannot
Pay
Fall
Due?
Will
I be
Destitute
In
Every
Way?
Perhaps,
I may 
Hurry
That
Final
Day
And
Thereby
Be
Done,
With
No
One
To
Weep,
If
I choose
That
Final
Sleep.
So
I say,
“No,
No”,
A
White
Lie,
And
We
All
Know
Why.
She
Has
No
More
Right
To
Inquire
Than 
I do
To
Voluntarily
Expire.
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Appointment

6/29/2017

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Picture
Appointment

The 
Nurse
Has
A 
Few
Questions,
To
Give
The
Doctor
Directions.
“Do
You
Feel
Safe
At
Home?”
She 
Asks.
I live
Alone,
Still,
To
Answer
Is
A
Task.
I don’t
Feel
Safe
Anywhere,
But
I can’t
Share
That
Existential
Fact,
It’s
Not
How
I’m
Supposed
To
Act.
“Do
You
Have
Thoughts
Of
Suicide?”
Of
Course
I do.
When
Will
My
Life
Fall
Through,
And
Accounts
I cannot
Pay
Fall
Due?
Will
I be
Destitute
In
Every
Way?
Perhaps,
I may 
Hurry
That
Final
Day
And
Thereby
Be
Done,
With
No
One
To
Weep,
If
I choose
That
Final
Sleep.
So
I say,
“No,
No”,
A
White
Lie,
And
We
All
Know
Why.
She
Has
No
More
Right
To
Inquire
Than 
I do
To
Voluntarily
Expire.
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Reveal

6/27/2017

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Reveal

Before 
A
Second
Cup
Of
Tea
It
Occurred
To
Me,
And
That
Thing
I had
Been
Reluctant
To
See
Climbed
Over
Me
Like
Ivy
On 
A
Tree,
A
Truth
I had
Been
Unwilling
To
Be
The
Final
Blow,
But
Now,
How
Can
 I not
Know?

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Reveal

6/26/2017

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Picture
Reveal

Before 
A
Second
Cup
Of
Tea
It
Occurred
To
Me,
And
That
Thing
I had
Been
Reluctant
To
See
Climbed
Over
Me
Like
Ivy
On 
A
Tree,
A
Truth
I had
Been
Unwilling
To
Be
The
Final
Blow,
But
Now,
How
Can
 I not
Know?
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Is Weebly dead?

6/26/2017

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Come On! Weebly, print my posts!

6/26/2017

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Testing, Testing...Is Weebly there?

6/26/2017

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Insight

6/23/2017

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*Bryce Brown*
Insight

“Oh,
Baby,
Oh,
Baby,”
He
Said,
“Can’t
Love
You 
Enough,”
And
A
Heap
Of
Other
Stuff.
“Well,”
Said
I,
“You
Can
Give
It
A
Try.”
Time
Went
Loping
By
And
I began
To
Realize
There
Was
An
Empty
Space
Behind
His
Eyes,
And
He
Would
Forever
Be
Absent
From
Me.
“Can’t
Love
You
Enough,”
Was
Absolutely
True,
And
The
Only 
Thing
The
Man
Knew
How 
To
Do.
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Hot Spell

6/21/2017

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Hot Spell

Folks
Stay 
Indoors,
And 
Hide
From
The
Sun,
Or
Do
Chores
Before
The
Heat
Knocks
Them
Off
Their
Feet.
With
No
Zest
For
The
Usual
Fiesta,
Everyone
Is
In
A
Lingering
Siesta
And
Labor
Wanes,
As
They
Wait
For 
Precious
Monsoon 
Rains.
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Update

6/19/2017

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Update

In
The
Heat,
Silence
Reigns
On
My
Street.
As
The
Sun
Achieves
A
Fiery
Tilt,
I water
The
Brave
Flowers
Twice
Without
Guilt,
To
Stave
Off
Wilt,
And
Watch
The
Temperature
Climb.
Hey,
It’s
Summertime.
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