Las Vegas
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Confrontation
He ranted.I listened.Something clicked: He feels these feelings. He believes these beliefs. He thinks these thoughts. They are his, not mine. That is him, over there. Over there seethes anger, drama, ego. … Continue reading
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Trying to Write
1.I apologize to my battered muse,once again elbowed asideby in-crowding concerns,loud and demanding,like rich American touristsinvading by the busloada Mexican villageright at siesta. She shrinks and retreats. 2.My mind is too noisy and busyfor the careful, considered crafting of words,which,… Continue reading
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The Abyss
He stands at the edge,in his head believingthat the plungewill not kill him,will, in fact,free him. Yet his heart quakes;blood rises to his face;heart pounds;breath comes shallow and fast. "Thar be monsters,"he has heard,monsters that loom large in the dark,yet… Continue reading
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No Warranty
I'm sorry,but who told you,life should be easy? Clearly you have not readthe instruction manual. For the first two years or soit will appear is ifit's all about you,and those around youwill allow you this illusion.But from then on,you'll be… Continue reading
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Orthodoxy
You can get orthodoxyevery week at church. I hope to offer something other, more, beyond, beneath… There exists thatwhich precedes and underpinsthe orthodox;let's find that together. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Dream 3
I dream that I am a ghost. Without any recollection of my death,I now live in my hometownin an expanded versionof my father's Victorian era office.It is somewhat of a reunion–I live here with dozens of other ghosts like me,many my… Continue reading
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Las Vegas Bids Me Good Riddance
My apologies to the good folks of Las Vegas,most of whom never make their wayto the Stripunless they work here(or so the few I've talked with have said),and no doubtthere are other seedy, sad, money-grubbing, facile pockets of American… Continue reading
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Slots
I walk through the casinoto get to the pool.Slot machinesin a taped-off area,have been opened uplike patients undergoing heart surgery,their dark, mechanical innards exposed–lights off,sounds silenced,hearts excised. Not playmates.Not friends.Simply gutless machinesprogrammed to fool youinto giving them your money. I… Continue reading
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Our Message to the World
I'm in Las Vegasand amazed at the number of peoplefrom all around the world–Europeans, Africans, Asians, South Americans… Why come to Las Vegas?Yes, it's iconic– on the order of Times Square, the French Quarter of New Orleans, … Continue reading
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Just off the Strip
I walk off the Strip,carrying my camera,documenting my experience. Next time you're in Vegas,try this. Two blocks away,you'll find fenced off,walled offrubble. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading