barriers
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Walls
At duskI come upon the ruinsof an ancient wall.It's graying rocks,lichen-covered and rain-smoothed,rise like disintegrating teethabove the black-eyed Susansand Queen Anne's laceof the field. Whose hands gathered and stacked these stonesand to what purpose?Was I to be kept out?Were you to… Continue reading
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This Burden of Knowing
In the course of the conversation,over a cigarette and a Negroni,he'd expressed his passionate opinionabout a local news anchor,a state politician,a popular TV show,an award-winning movie,a national restaurant chain,sauvignon blanc from New Zealand vs. California,global warming,a friend,a family member,and what… Continue reading
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Drawing Lines
When we draw lines to separate ourselves from those who are different, from those whom we don't understand, what we're really doing is protecting ourselves from our own weakness, fear and failure. But our weakness, fear and failure unite us… Continue reading