Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of my mother’s death. It was not peaceful. Neglected by a system devoid of mercy, with the vulnerable as prey. Her family instructed not to speak of it.
Any plan ever since has been contingent on coming to terms with the unspeakable. I observe the continuing wound with dismay.
Casting forward I’m still
cast back
awaiting ages for aching
to subside, subdue, renew
until transfigured, my hollowed
heart befits no becoming
unrest arrests
what remains of before
only after becomes
unhealed staticity
lying in state
with your beautiful face
in repose unreached by each
passing year
breath crushed in fear
of steel hardening
my joys unseen but
last and only by you
Insight/Outfit of the Day 
Thank you for sharing your story, I know it can be a hard one to tell. And thank you for your support in my scholarship vote. ❤
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Read about the Spencer protests in Michigan. Maybe. You were on the sidelines. Or. At least bested the other guy.
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I did not attend the protest outside of the Livestock Pavilion (har)… instead, I went to a “diversity celebration” coordinated by various civic entities, held at a church. There were more than 1000 people in attendance, which I find telling. I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt too uncertain of the safety level elsewhere. It’s an unfortunate situation on many levels, needless to say.
I did collect a goodly number of signatures on the petition to ban fracking in Michigan – a definite positive !
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Hi 🙂
I hope you don’t mind me reaching out in a comment — I couldn’t find a way to contact you privately (you can always delete this comment…)
I noticed that your Gravatar doesn’t link to your blog. This makes it more difficult for others to find you. Please take a look at my blog post linked below, which explains the easy steps you can take to fix this 🙂
https://wibble.blog/2018/02/27/using-gravatar-to-build-traffic/
Happy blogging!
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Thank you, I will try to put it arights!
Also, great name choice 🙂
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