LIFE LESSONS

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Watching traffic outside our apartments is like watching life.  I see them come with great confidence and speed and bright lights. I know there are two speed breakers there, and I can see them slow down, literally stop and go over these, then they're travelling...but not fast anymore.  They're slower, more careful, almost floundering when they draw closer to our gates. Beyond our gates, to the right, is the main road and I know they'll pick up speed once they reach there and turn a corner....

TYPES OF PAIN

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There are pains that you can talk about

and share your distress

like the pain of harsh words and actions

the pain of poverty and struggle for survival - which when you overcome, a matter of pride and respect.

Being physically hurt, or

the pain of separation, perhaps?

These pains that one can claim as one's own

and talk about and seek justice

And then, there are the pains that can never be spoken about...

Drunk like poison -

stuck in the throat, turning it blue,

making the systems go haywire.

slowly

slowly

killing you...

 

EMPTY SLATE

 

My ink is different

when it dries there will not be invisible messages

the space I occupied will be

just as blank as before I was born

for I've chosen to forgive all 

And to do that

I've chosen to erase my memories

how can I have written anything at all on my slate

when by forgiving time erased itself?

you never hurt me

And I never lived.