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Shortly after college,disillusioned,down,distraughtover the cold-hearteddisregardupper managementshowed for myeconomic and emotionalwell-being,I attemptedto take controlof my life.I starteda weblog.I researched,wrote,and publisheda websiteabout swimming.I publishedweeklyon Geocities,workinghour after hour,intentto builda communityof passionateswimmers.I failedspectacularly.A decadelater,I tried again—this time,we blogas an Examiner.Unfortunately,I was cluelessand couldn’tdrive trafficto my work.I failed.Again.ButIpersisted.Againandagain,I wroteabout communityand kindness,but the clicksnever clicked.And hereI ama few yearsin,as the otherKLM,penning…
Wanting Skies
Wanting SkiesClouds congregatewithin wanting skiesPonderingPlanningPromisingComforting tearsfor eager,parched earth. The Power of Brevity Short poems leave room for readers to participate in the creative process. Instead of over-explaining every detail, brevity relies on suggestion. A few carefully chosen words can point toward an idea while leaving room for readers to bring their own experiences and interpretations…
Peridot Parrot
I don’t belong.Not really.Alien greenis what they seefirst.Too bright, too strange,eyes darting,head cockedsidewaysat every quiet murmurthey think:I missed. My garnet wings flick once,bloodstone weighted and sharp,trimmed in lapis lazuli—like bruises dressed upto look like decoration. I spit out wordsalready heard,but arrangedwrong,somehow.Misread.Misstressed.Misunderstood. The amber tip of my beakclicks closed too late.They’ve flown.Every syllablea shimmy they didn’t…
This I know
Our pasts aren’t perfectLanguages evolveScience identifies patternsLeading to conclusionsNumbers comminglingCan lead toInfinite possibilitiesOpinions aren’t factsNor are they all Equally validBias can stunt growthEquity is notSocialism nor communismWe can’t learnIf we won’t listenClosed mindsDon’t have enoughRoom to grow Write a List, Start a Habit List poems are one of the easiest ways to start writing. They…
