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Sun still rises

certainty in the chaos

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There was a time when I would wake

will today be the day the enemy overtakes me?

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The Not Knowing

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2020 is the year of the pendulum

If we pivot one way, / the universe conspires / and aligns to give us / all our heart’s desires

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Horizon

No carrot in / front of you

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There is a sense that when the foot falls

there will be no floor to receive it

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Rising Sun/Eclipse of Luna

Today, I rise / with purpose.

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Uncertainty is...

Uncertainty is...

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Pandemic Prompts

Nashukuru (I am grateful) by Oluremi Ann Oliver

"I am grateful for the wind catching the stillness of the trees and making them sway"

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8 Ways Grandchildren Can Touch You, Except When They Can't by Cora Liderbach

"And though smartphones bring you their Knock-Knock jokes and blackbelt karate moves, it’s not the same as feeling small arms wrap round your thighs and wet, drippy-nosed kisses on your lips..."

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Dear Friend by Emily Troia

"I’m enclosing a wanted ad / but, saying that here, I already know / it is not what you wanted..."

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Anxiety/Creativity by Cecilia Tokar

"A reminder that just two weeks ago you caught him with a secret bank account and he still has not apologized..."

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