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  • A Work In Progress

    A Work In Progress

    A work in progress  No one calls the river Lazy with derision. Nor is the goldfish With her ten second memory Forgetful. The saguaro Who takes 50 years To sprout a limb, Is she— Unmotivated? A weeping willow Too Emotional A quaking aspen a Coward The songbirds between my ears…

  • Faith Crisis

    Faith Crisis

    When it comes to my faith life, there are a handful of key events that have slowly turned my head until a single, catastrophic snap of the neck ended the Me that was.

  • Fractured.

    Fractured.

    By Valerie Tiny cracks Appear in the concrete  The foundation  So long ago Built Is showing Weakness  The weight of the house Too much For the Uncertainty  The weight of A child An illness  A mother A question  Presses down                    …