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Death Song for Eggy
Eggy your body is rotting The flies are surrounding you Eggy your body is cold Under the ground Eggy I miss you like crazy but I know your death is true Maybe it would’ve been better you were never found Eggy my heart is exploding but i know that dead thing ain’t you Eggy I…
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Samhain Ritual 2021
Samhain Ritual 2021 Is There Peace in our Circle? The four directions are marked by colored candles in lanterns at the edge of our circle. Towards the North is a small table covered by a black lace cloth; two bowls, one with sea salt crystals and the other with water; a goblet, an athame, deity…
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Birthday
Today is my “birthday” and it blows. My heart is still broken and there’s no way to quicken this grief no matter how hard I’ve tried. An outpour of birthday wishes and condolences from family and friends have brought me some comfort. Also, the best husband ever has showered me with gifts. I told him…
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Aegon is Gone
Why Aegon? After experiencing so much loss, why my baby? I never asked for kittens, but this one found me. He walked into our home searching for his siblings, hiding in the corner of our house. I heard him crying and I named him Aegon, the hidden one. I called him Eggy for short which…
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Thick as Thieves
When I was a kid my grandfather told me that one of our ancestors, a Castell related to the famous Faber-Castells, developed a system of measurement, but his idea was stolen and he was never credited. I remember in high school I was involved in a school contest called ‘Invent America’ where I invented a…
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The sweet lady who softly kissed my cheek
With every giftful greeting And parting full of love Has dearly departed Unto the realm Above those living Below the clouds Where we are earthbound Unlike her who has flown free From our embrace But not from our love The sweet lady who softly kissed my cheek With every giftful greeting And parting full of…
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A Toxic Friend
This week has been extremely hard on me, and I am feeling so broken. I have PTSD from my first marriage after having my husband cheat on me with a woman whom I thought was my friend. This week felt like a repeat. Three weeks ago one of my girlfriends, a recovering alcoholic, got kicked…
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Bully Sisters
Although I love my sisters dearly, when they get together they get all stuck up and fall into a sister hive mentality. They get together and accuse me of having a FOMO mentality as they make plans to exclude me. The way they act sometimes reminds me of Cinderella’s evil step sisters. Today was one…
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The Vamps from Santa Monica Bay
They enter the bar. Paper stars hang from a ceiling among false flickering light. Each groove and step of a second’s beat is lost and swallowed by Dolby Stereo. The only female in the room tries to dance. Emphasis on tries, as she struts out, while off beat and breath, silly senseless steps. Her feet…