Margaret Alice Second Poems

Strange - when mom talks about moving to the
Cape as decided a week ago, her voice seems
strained as if she’s role playing - it sounds more
like one off to her doom ‘delighted’ to be sinking
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Have you noticed we need explanations for
everything, doesn’t matter how fantastic or
absurd because we’ll never have peace until
explication is given, even if one of absolute
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Double vision, cannot read any more –
new pills will not be taken again, this is
worse than ever before, lack of muscle
tension and chemical depression will
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A self-discipline deficiency negatively influences
my self-esteem - compounded by lack of listening
skills - carry magazines when attending meetings;
cannot even listen to OWN consciousness stream
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The New Year unfolds within the same safe
routines and calm evenings, kids ignoring us,
a colleague discussing a terrible Christmas,
crying, hyperactive family visiting - while
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Final destination, final revelation by my dear
kind physiotherapist; why he didn't give me
exercises resulting in remonstrations at my
recalcitrance to move my imprisoned foot
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Dense grey clouds of sadness covering the sun,
the weather reflects the sad feelings of humans
returning to work, soft rain falling like the secret
tears of those who frolicked in the sun and now
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Jihad and genocide demand total submission - and
liberal ideals are irrelevant in regions where politics
are based on totalitarian religion, the Islamist threat
is spreading fundamentalism across the Middle East
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A soft dim light in my cave as
more lights are switched off
to cool down this space and
save power to boot, the one
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Everything served as stepping stones, I am not
grieving as the end appeared to be a new be-
ginning; a higher flight, more enchanting delight,
no fear at all, this deep dream unique cannot let
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