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He Didn’t Take Everything…Out of silence. Into my own voice.
Here, in the cold light, I am flesh and bone, bruised from the inside out, but still standing. I find myself tracing back, not the soft lullabies or the steady hands of protection, but the roughness of touch that was never meant to be mine. They told me to keep quiet, that I should pretend…
Alive, With Nobody Left to Go Home To
There are the loved and the unloved. We grow up and become difficult to tell apart. The unloved learn the manners of belonging. We bring wine. Remember birthdays. Know when to laugh. Inside us, a child keeps watch with the solemn incompetence of children entrusted with their own survival. Everything passes through that child. A…
Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder
I would love to hear from you! A Jewel: Do you believe God holds all of us accountable or do you see His love like milk toast? If your image of God’s love does not include judgment how can there be ultimate justice? Don’t hear what I am not saying. I did not say God…
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