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I Cannot Speak: rondeau

I cannot speak of what I’ve seen: the smell of bleach is on those scenes, and faintly, on each memory’s breath, a subtle scent of loss and death, with hints of joy and hope between. I hear the dripping fat, … Continue reading

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The Conversationalists

There is small comfort in that fragile peace that rests uneasy when we sit and talk around the countless things both needing said and those much better left unshared. Between the spider and the web of lies that catches us … Continue reading

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The Speech Not Given: a deachnadh mor

Sad, the speech he could have given for men dead and those living might have meant more, if believing destiny were a haven. In the cadence of his speaking, you could feel his heart breaking; and his way seemed to … Continue reading

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