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Faking my way through adulthood.
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Early winter frosts. The mulberry is fruiting. Gift of life, or death?

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A writing day gone And nothing written again. Just as expected.

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Another haiku. Another saccharine song Of hope I'll forget.

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Third day of winter And I'm ready for summer. But the world needs rest.

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Unfolding palm frond, Insectine accordion Breathing the green night.

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Pride Month started with a giant space rainbow. Fucken oath. 🌈

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The night is on fire. Cold fire like a southern wind, Green as a sapling.

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Sunset-stained cascade. All those golden days of growth Tumbling, falling.

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Let's start the month with some feet pics from a cute bird.

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The ocean's surface Isn't measured at wavetop, But the highs do count.

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It's silly how ev ery line I want to write is One syllable too

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Growing for the sun, It breaches the canopy, Its roots now laid bare.

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I waited for him And he went off without me Like i knew he would.

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Motivation is Like a sorcerer's spell slots. I don't have any.

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There is a season. But sometimes that season is Unseasonable.

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Half-written stories, So many threads to pull on. My gift to myself.

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Two stars used to shine, Glimmering on golden hair, A long time ago

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The big things matter But it's the little actions That add up the most.

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Raindrops on the tin Recall hot coffees, old books, A gut-wrenching flood.

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I'm sick as a dog But there's a frog in our drain So I'll be okay.

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Some conversations Are like swimming in a rip. Go sideways or drown.

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I'm sick of speaking While people shout over me To say that they hear.

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The bouncing lantern, The house's steady heartbeat Keeping us alive.

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The drone of traffic Like insects in late summer. Annoying comfort.

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A bear claws itself. "It's warm, there's berries all round. I wasted winter!"

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High above the world Watching all that he isn't. Silent contentment.

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Tiny feet stagger. The stride lengthens, running now. Then staggering ends.

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I made a mistake. But a bear didn't eat me, So thumbs-up for that. 👍🏽

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We'll marvel at it Like we do Afghanistan. "Look how free they were."

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Sleekly feathered head Bobbing to its own rhythm, Calling home the grey.

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"She talks to wild birds like they're people," my neighbour gossips to his chooks.

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How is gardening A hobby for old people? Every muscle hurts.

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Candles, each of us. And until we burn out, gods - What beautiful light!

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I'm not giving up. I will sink this whole damn cost Straight into the grave.

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The star-dowser sits, Whiskered beak preening heaven's Cloud-ruffled abyss.

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What could be cuter Than a googly-eyed snail Munching on a leaf?

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Somewhere out in space A postcard: "wish you were here." We read eagerly.

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We see each other And see ourselves reflected. Were we always blind?

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I grow more like her, But with every passing year She's further away.

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When I'm next alive I'd like to be a bear, but What would a bear be?

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An izakaya, Two friends, two beers, two hours, And too many laughs.

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I was an adult. I got groceries AND washed up. Isn't that enough?

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Some people inspire curiosity. Like the elderly gentleman, impeccably dressed in a light blue linen suit, who was frantically sorting through a full trolley-load of bucket hats, wearing an expression that suggested one of them might have taken his keys.

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"I have nothing left." I say this night after night, Then get up again.

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