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in his bones

Sunday, May 17th, 2015

The weariness found
refuge deep inside his bones,
never to depart.

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low-information managers

Saturday, May 16th, 2015

They scurry from cube
to cube, seeking approval,
dispensing rumors.

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conversation with a distracted black dog in the park

Friday, May 15th, 2015

Who’s a good boy? bark
bark Are you having fun? bark
bark Come back! bark bark

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everyone’s an expert

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Let others decide
how much makeup, how to rear
kids and best yogurts.

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the radio with a thousand presets

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

The driver couldn’t
find the station for reggae
or sports talk or folk.

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of quiet desperation

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

The decades ticked past
with little to show heading
to oblivion.

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infected with ideas

Monday, May 11th, 2015

She wanted to change
her life, her job, her house, her
outlook and her hair.

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a mother’s love

Sunday, May 10th, 2015

Tender, but also
fierce. Protective, but also
nurturing. Boundless.

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hot head

Saturday, May 9th, 2015

Ultraviolet beams
cooked the bare sections of his
smooth ivory scalp.

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parade of homies

Friday, May 8th, 2015

Paco didn’t mind
the jeers of rivals. To him,
they sounded so sweet.

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when the car goes bump in the night

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

By the side of the
freeway, they swore at the hole
in the flat tire.

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the good kind of tired

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Chores done, projects checked,
birdhouses built, contracts signed
and love songs written.

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fight night

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

All it took was one
demolishing blow to the
skull to finish him.

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sip and slur

Monday, May 4th, 2015

The flask appeared quite
suddenly to offer a
brief but needed jolt.

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blessed are the mighty

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

What good is holy
comfort at the expense of
the least among us?

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