NaHaiWriMo - day twentyeight

28.
 
it’s hard to imagine
the types of things that bind us
cut the cord
 
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don’t run with them
and I found myself wounded
despite my best efforts
 
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even now, those words
every cut intentional
and forgotten

NaHaiWriMo - day twentyseven

27.
 
just keep moving
the view will be worth it
my bones ache
 
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my sons reach the top first
i follow as they cheer me on
we stand in silence
 
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the air gets thin
or maybe i’m just too tired
all this wasted time

NaHaiWriMo - day twentysix

26.
 
desire as a fire
an easy metaphor
still true though
 
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the shock of alarms
aftershock of unfocused fear
raging through the night
 
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sitting with friends
the wood crackles and snaps
warm conversation

NaHaiWriMo - day twentyfive

25.
 
cobblestone roads
walking home in Den Haag
“car wash” playing all day
 
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that long summer
i met Princess Shining Star
the smell of hair spray
 
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we skated to school
the summer it snowed in August
the air was so crisp

NaHaiWriMo - day twentyfour

24.
 
so much still to read
a tower of books next to my bed
so many secrets
 
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here are all the bills
all our moments captured
they slip through our hands
 
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please try again
the air is thick with maybes
what are the odds?