When Christmas Brings Pain

There he is.  Clenched palms to chair. Lungs rising slowly……fighting for air. Wriggling in pain.  Last moments….before breath grants no more days. Cancer.  Like a thief in the night.  Taking away bodies ability to fight. The battle’s almost done. Eyes dim.  Struggling one…..recollecting what’s been left undone…….what’s to come. Hoping for answers to the unknown. Fear […]

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Separation Has No Power

I saw him yesterday. My brother.  My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed.  Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]

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