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I Hope you Stay Well
In search of distractions from fractured reactions / to viral infections conflicting us all / The beast on my shoulder gets meaner, gets colder
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Mar 23, 2020
Tree
I drew a picture / of a tree in winter / cold black branches
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Jan 16, 2020
Their Plans
The jackdaws shared / their plans with me / in silver glances,
20
Jan 9, 2020
This is what we do
Aye. / There was no police brutality / when *we* had the vote.
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Sep 12, 2019
Not trying to be Shug
But he hijacks your mind, you see - / you start thinking / in pithy vignettes
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Jul 27, 2019
Talisman
There's a commotion / on the top deck of the bus. / Lost in thought
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Feb 19, 2019
The Other Side of Everything
They had faces and bodies when I was young, / and they were rare - / Maybe once a year, a joke would be ruined
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Feb 19, 2019
National 'Turn a Tory' Day
We don't beat hate with hatred, you know. / You just corral them with contempt, / get their defenses up, their bile flying.
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Apr 25, 2018
Two Poems
1) - **My Life as a Disabled Gay Black Woman** / I choose my food / based on personal preference.
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Apr 20, 2018
Otter
Me and Robin / rockhopping / round seaweeded,
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Apr 15, 2018
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