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Inside Space

Beloved mine, I have watched stars cross the evening sky, laid beneath a hollow moon and known for what the owls and night spirits have called. In the evening’s calm, in the stillness that descends after the day-heat-madness, while the … Continue reading

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Things You Discover

It isn’t the flimsy certificate that binds us, isn’t the words of the priest who tied the knots around our wrists and marked our faces with ash and blood. Bound by the old ways, what holds us together can’t be … Continue reading

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Something About Her

There is something about her, something about her that’s more than perfect, more than true to life, more than I can explain. I don’t have any good reason to love her, any good reason to stay, except for how she’s … Continue reading

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Wedding Vows

I don’t know if I will ever be as magnificent as you promise me I am, but I promise I will seek to find the man you see in me. I will seek to find the God you praise. I … Continue reading

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On the back of a receipt I pulled put of my pocket and stuck to your door with gum:

My dear darling, How could you ever believe I would want or settle for anything less than your complete and utter submission? I know what you’ve been up to. I know what you’re doing right now. I know the way … Continue reading

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