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17 November 2014

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Am I trying to hide from you? Running from a face I thought I knew. In the darkness and in the depths What is this wall that grew? Within the tears and heaviness amongst the guilt and shame between the angst and sorrow from the year without a name. What... read more about 17 November 2014.

rip

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caught in a rip between the present and the past sometimes the tides and the stars above pull me back saltwater seeps from eyes waves crash overhead my head left struggling, gasping yet there is a resolve with God's help to ensure the saltwater never leaves bitterness that the brine... read more about rip.

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veracity

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it had been quiet for a while the debris, perhaps placed to the side of the room or hidden from view clouds had been swept away no longer masquerading the light and sun drawing shadows and stick figures the crashing waves had quietened redeployed sand and shells settled in spite... read more about veracity.

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yoghurt party

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it was a homogenous mix of cultures unpronounceable, relished, lactating silverware: presented and polished like a prized premiership cup after a season of hard fought battles with slim pickings each tub adorned with the fruit of labour raspberry blueberry mango passionfruit as it is in a rotary dairy turn styles... read more about yoghurt party.

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iron

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hot and heavy like a capricious rhinoceros vying to escape the scorching midday sun nostrils on trigger release a tincture of steam a pressing preamble to the pernicious? pounding across plains and seams flattening and suppressing to bring about change read more about iron.

misdirection

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supposedly I had lost my way no voice directing me where to go which way to turn, what road to take my sense of direction had been robbed stolen by a thief in the night never to be retrieved again but it was there all along the GPS was under... read more about misdirection.

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dust

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skim the surface white feathers to fluster with a flick of the wrist remove the residual from ornaments and ornamentals rudiments and figments to make clean again read more about dust.

chalk

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for a time the chalk remained covering palms and fingertips impeding complete release sentences scrawled by fearful fingers that wish they had forgone such folly and could now retract and reverse so this, an unbeknownst apology asking for forgiveness in the distilled silence emancipation and addendum hands washed clean conscience:... read more about chalk.

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consternation 2006

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it approaches like a scant hound searching through the debris yapping, gnawing, menacing then the alpaca come or llama llama llama so it runs like any unnerved miscreant should bounding across parched plains floundering, fleeing, fleeting left wondering what the heck and why is there cheesecake? read more about consternation 2006.

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mop

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let the strands be bound by timber plunge the depths to fill the bucket firmly grasp the handle with uncalloused hands move the head across flooring with intention ring, rinse and repeat read more about mop.