Meditations on And Then Volume 17

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Meditations on And Then Volume 17

The Cover Shelley Haven

snow ice and fogcliff and crevasseforbidding domainI am drawn to you

p. 1 Marlene Nadle

socialist magicianwhat he has to believeto make life trueis better than realityand we are betterfor it

take your medicinewithout it you will die

and with it too

the choice is yours

the terms of surrender

the prize

p. 2 Mark Blumberg

and only nowin Taksim Squarea single man

stands silentlymaking the revolutionof our dreams

(Read more about this at:http://www.passiontakingflight.com/2013/06/taking-stand.html )

p 3 Denise Servedio-Morales

fierce grieflife's found art

p. 4 Rene Ramirez

god of despiteyour giftthe total packagecannot be appraised

we praisebecause


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you needour praise

compassionis our giftto you

p. 4 Ashley Nicole Balian

looming large

the lossyou can't denydoes not pass

nor need it blockthe songwe singtogether

p. 5 Sandra C. Barreras del Rio

loss griefphantom armsembrace

the do not knowfor release

p. 6 Carolyn Steinhoff

we are taken

riders pretendingto be actors

the awesome and awfulbeyondour purpose

of no concernsafe to ignore

as we hurtletowardsour intendeddestination

p. 6 Jens Magnussen

not that it matters

hunter,himself the bait

is rememberedby his prey


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in all his glory

p. 7 Arnold Sachar

under the banner of chaosfreedom fromconstricting expectation

in the realmwhere senseoverwhelms

intense reflectiondistilled potential

visionary exaltation

to be fulfilledin more than onelife time

p. 8 e-tong

one's own viewthe delusion

kindness(onenessrecognized)

weaveslife lines

enmeshing

self originatedhonesty

p. 9 Ian Vollmer

Hey !

I'm looking at you

I see you

I don't need you

projecting on me

your trip

you don't know meI don't know me

one thing I know

I'm not finished


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Are you?

p. 10 Sonia Jaffe Robbins

the conversation goes onbut thinly

with would-havesand withoutunimagined surprises

what we loseis what we don't know

and yet we do knowmore than we can say

the resonance lingersand populates our beingwith still-insistent voices

and in the mix

new melodies arisewhich are our ownto pass through others

in life's continuingcontagion

p. 12 Ralph Nazareth

path-keeping

sanctuary

cannot be crowded outby life's news

it is a practiceconserving that spaceof beloved being

not alone

in the presenceof otherspast and future

p. 12 Mike Vozick

and then the laid out day begins

p. 13 Shuang Zhang

without its name,it could be:


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Yes!

white-flashsnapshots

capturesimple truths

desiredelightmoments

becomelife-spans

p. 14 Ayana Robinson

before he couldsurprisethe world

Darwin had

to seethe world

himself

p. 16 John Reid

seeing this worldfrom his crossthe savior awaitshis deliverance

p. 17 Rym Bettaieb

and the boy grew up to be a thesis advisor

p. 18 Myrna Nieves

longing for my Coney Islandflaunting my thick glassesand stooped loping walk

beach chair in hand

blanket, book,thermos, sandwichin bagthree long blocksto the beach

reading betweenjumping the waves,or building mud castlesto be destroyed by


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incoming tide

and thenon other summer daysboardwalk to Nathan'sa dollar in changeto play skee ballat the penny arcadehot dog root beerand bus ride home

2855 West 30th Streetno longer the houseI lived in

but a replacementafter my world burnedabandonedthe wreckage removed

engineeredwith low densityrow housesto build responsibility

and mitigate crime

I don't know whetherthat plan worked;I only drove by once

p. 20 Margaret Mercer

underminingour cynicism

dignity

impels usto look up

p. 22 Terry Born

behindbeneathbetween

the rocksare tales

and wewho commenton rocks

our talestoo

are hidden


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p. 22. Legacy Russell

it's all in the details

film noir local colorclues lying everywhere

smell murderin the seaside air

six o'clock surprise

let the party begin

p. 24 I. Spye

hand to handshake down

p. 25 Herb Perr

snappy tie

confidentruling his pack

naked andthin skinned(don't look too closely)

under the shellgame of chance,only fear

(questions will get youfists for an answer

primary powerdirectly applied)

Real Poweris hungryto eatof the body

defendingthe faithof the flock(to be culled)

from this communiona crime is erectedthe game made illegal(a cross to atone)

the players are suckerslured by illusions:to win without working(a threat to us all)


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by taking their betsa man can surviveIn Top Dog we Trust(all others pay cash)

a tough guy resistsyou can smell insurrection(sweet reason to justifyclosing the net)

haul in the offenderprotect us poor sinners(we live but to serve you,do as you see fit)

transmissionaccomplished(don't look too closely)

no one will save youatonement will fail

(questions will get youfists for an answer

primary powerdirectly applied)

p. 26 Veronica Jones

stretching angryon unseen currents

words rise dancing

and we follow

p. 26 Samaris Ayala

minglingour bloodwe makemusic and saints

becomein the spiritthe onewho's arisen

calling us

unseen allbeyond grasp

ours without grasping

home


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p. 27 Carol Jochnowitz

memorythe liarwho hatesinconsistency

molds usto becomethe storywe tell

becausethe reason whyis whatwe remember

and is itselfunknowable

wordsand objectsand motion

recede

but reasonsare unforgettable

p. 28 Jose Angel Figueroa

self conceivedmanchild

to questionis freedom

who are you?what's yours?who can you love?

out of the chaosrage fear reactioninto the lightthe widening place

self respectmanchildwork of a lifetime

is yoursfor the takingyou need to know

coming outhumanowning the sorrowa personworth loving


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you need to know

loving that selffor keeping the faith:integrity dignityyou need to know

you'll pay the priceit will be worth it

follow your questionsyou need to know

p. 28 Mali Obomsawin

putting yourselfin another man'swork gloves

feeling your poweras he felt his

working hard

hand in glove

deepeningempathy

p. 28 Mike Vozick

deepening splitreleases the light

p. 29 Lionelle Hamanaka

the building is falling

we do not see itwe live in it

every storya lie

each storystands on anotherheld in placeby shared lies

which unite us

THE BUILDING IS FALLING

but we live here

IT'S ALL A LIE

we knowthe war was terrible


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you are traumatized

with helpyou will get backto normal

LOOK, I'VE FOUND AN EXIT

remember himas he wasbefore the war

p. 31 Amy Geller

benches observeleavesfall,

andeach other

p. 32 Janus Valence

an end in itselftranscendentrespect

selflessexpression

the egohas landed

p. 34 Andrew Field

life chaina circle

tanglingintents

rhythminternal

drivingdanceon

with uswithout us

no purposeserved

dancingcontinues

beyond


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our ownends

p. 35 Sohnya Sayres

we aremost likelynot alone

we humansand not humans

a new homehas been foundfor significant otherness

to reflect back onto us

a commonalitywe have notrecognized

p. 36 Harold Jacobson

gut-right action

is not held back bysecond thoughts

does not take a hint

nor does it learnfrom devastatingconsequence

sometimeswe may paythe pricefor upholdingprinciple

complexity isweakness

not all childrensurvive

p. 35 Marilyn Reichstein

huggedby a tree

hard and cool

sensuous curvesof inflection


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extendingto limbs

I findmy roots

p. 37 Allan Wagner

rational analysis

of course it failsas often as not

but what other faith

to live by

p. 39 Danielle Sheypuk

what doI want

beforethere'san us

what mustwe knowabouteach other

to wantto overcomethe fearthe danger

of rejection

the needto exposeourselves

and to changein the lightof an other?

p. 40 Lea Diaz

the challengesweet tortureI'm able to bear it

a wonderful lifeI want you to know

I dreamof a womanwith whom


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I can share it

the smooth andsoft radiancewarming my soul

together adventurepeace at the core

loving forevereach momentwe breathe

p. 41 Paidemoyo Chideya

elegant energysculptor of beauty

aligning my beingbecoming the way

I draw on your strengthI trust in my vision

new space is openingmine to fulfill

p. 42 Ilsa Gilbert

oldnot onlyin themirror

warming

the wastewe cannotdispel

tiredthe projectno peopleunited

vision runsshorterambitiondenied

'tis the finalconflict

in placewithoutorder

call in newplaywrights


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surprise usto life

p. 43 Estella Cumberford

Magrittepreposterousspeculator

shufflesthe deck

deals usfamiliar cardswe do notrecognize

the game begins

there are no rules

p. 46 George Jochnowitz

allowed to live in

allowed to be sacrificed

Jew and kid

once had a placebut no longer

both scapegoatsin this new order

p. 47 Olga Bukhina

finding anotherbeing to be with

with whom to playLiving(a game of respect)

two come togethercomrades united

dog and his humanhuman and dog

see them in Central Park'scrowded domain

contesting and sharingLiving the Life


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p. 48 Mike Vozick

brightness

blinding andsustaining

our first borngod

dawns on us

p. 48 George Snedeker

bar codeconvenientlytattooedon forehead

not yetuniversallydone

manystill faceda threatto identity

carryingsmartphonesplasticand cash !

stolenor lostleaving them

naked

who are you?the question

the answerin doubt

p. 49 Jonathan Mindell

To Tell the Truthits lasting prize:

the fame that Warholpromised all

watched by millionsand, at last, to tell uswho you really are

but behindthis game of fameunremembered:


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master casters

fishers and sculptorsselecting and groomingseductive suspects

for our pleasure

in being deceivedby unknown folksjust like ourselves

partakingin their celebrity

but the authorsof this communion

without impostorsof their own

are not thereto tell the truth

p. 50 George Fish

God of Found Objectscast my eyes downwardthat I may be firstto claim your gifts

p. 51 Michael Szpakowski

through a glass

darklya hidden gift

reflectingsad Barnsley

and in the imagecaught unaware:its taker

caring

p. 52 Nancy Ross

explanationstell usabandonall hope

the spiritis crushed


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there arereasonsenough

but joyresidesbetweenthe reasons

the willto connect

onewithall

without limit

leapof faith

becomingthe artist

stringingtogethernecklace

of joys

auraadorningbeingadored

pulling us backinto this world's life

p. 53 Stephanie Hart

"don't forget me""I've been a good man, God"

a fighter for freedom and justice

his innocent ego relentless,a stranger unknown to himself

destroying in intimate secretsthe other he desperately needs

the ending too soon for redemption

and you who have suffered, the choice

hold on to the old wounds as hatred

or nurse the love that was stunted:

the flower of infinite loss

p. 54 Bindu Nicholson


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we can bear our regrets

we must do betterand we will

and even our shame

the harmswe have donemust be repaired

mostly,we choose, and dowe hope the right thing

but still are surprisedby the end of the story

"maybe yes, maybe no"the only rule

the real mistake is hopelessness

which sayslife's finished

before thejourneyhas begun

p. 54 Frances Pitts

a raucous Cheerof Cardinals call

to rouse them upfrom restful sleep

but I an unstillnight have spent

head in pillowmuffle the soundI glide backadrift past dawn

the song I yearn

for waits 'til dusk

the mourning dove'splaintive tonesawakeningmy soul

p. 55 Rosemary Drescher


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feeling my fullnessin your glance

I want morethan I know

p. 55 D. H. Melhem

lace-neckedmodestyspirits are calling

not disturbingnot undead

quietly comfortingsolace of company

long journey homea safe passage sought

p. 56 Bill Cofone

brittle and clearice windows etch

white swirling courtiersserving their drunktilting trunk masters

p. 58 Robert Roth

Day of Independence

fireworksovertime

incitingits owncrescendo

and wecollateralsupportingthe spectacle

escapebut scathedwith wonder

p. 60 Laura Constance Powell

one climaxplease,


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enough already!

p. 61 Kato Laszlo Roth

sharp teeth bitehang ontothe wriggling wormlife

grip firmeyes fixedin swirlingfirmament

with the mightof armies

arrayedfor final battle

face to facewith black humor

death's victoryPyrrhic

p. 62 R. Dionysius Whiteurs

god of ritualmadness and ecstasy

violationis your order

p. 63 Bernard Tuchman

Oscar's corollary:

"You can't lose 'em all."

p. 64 Elsa Rizzi

in the beginningthere was the audience

secular congregation

free like gods

playing outtheir own scripts

shows and intriguesin and between the boxes

critical eyesobserving,


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passing judgmenton their fascinating selvesand, as afterthought,on the stage

p. 66 steve dalachinsky

and when the dreamis having a dream

and chaostumbles alongin lock stepformation

burstingseemsto hold

whirledtogether

p. 67 Kayhan Irani

not yet afterthe endless war,attrition itselfexhausted

rising upfrom the grindinggrave which isAfghanistan

past the pointof surrender

irreducible,diamonds emerge

alight with hopeambitious

a world to repairneeds new yarn

pull and tease loosefrom the tanglethreads to re-spinand weave again

with diamondsembroideredinto a fabricwhich becomesus all


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p. 68 Tara Abdullah Nri

the violinexpressiveas it never wasbefore Uncle Billy

plays onand wewhom he loved

improvise

p. 69 The Sticker Dude...

circlebegins

withoutan end

a trainto where?

anothervision quest

(hold away despairmore than thisI will not ask)

towards inspirationterrapin station

p. 70 Carletta Joy Walker

the Jewsare indigestible

eventhe assimilatedare not"not a Jew"

identity,like memory,

residesbeyond the self

I am "not not a Jew"thereforeI am a Jew

and we,the double-negative Jews,are all atypical


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(a typically Jewish characteristic)

p. 71 Maria Arias

flame onigniting spirit

glowbrightensthe momentwe are allas one

with you

p. 73 Robert Roth

that momentlost

just post 9/11Union Square

all in mourningour crynot a cry for war

even the avengersrespectingour space

and thenthe mad rushinto Afghanistaninto Iraq

securityof the paranoidstate

our mourningdefiled

p. 73 e-tong

undisturbed by listening

the fool tries to make himself understood by speaking louder

p. 74 Reginald Atkinson

Update:Poughkeepsie Journal June 25, 2013http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130624/NEWS01/306240024/Inmate-care-controversy


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Dutchess jail contract goes to company...harshly criticized in the hanging suicides of two inmates...[in Dutchess County, New York jails]

Jail Administrator George Krom saidCMC [Correctional Medical Care Inc.]hires local people...

"I am content with their service."...

CMC was implicatedin nine inmate deaths between 2009 and 2010by the Medical Review Board of the state commission.

the bottom line:depraved indifference

p. 75 Ralph Nazareth

justicejust a word

punishment and deathimprisonthis world'smoral domain

neither safetynor ordernor correctionnor penitencenor remorsenor restitutionnor forgivenessare meted out

too complexfor thisjustice machineto calculate

too many culpables(thieves of dignity,manufacturersof necessary evil,writers of rulesupholdingperverse order)

who cannotbe prosecuted

because the conditionswhich make the crimewhich shove the mindoff the cliff and into insanityare not a crime

there is no alternative


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to repressionto maintain this order

there is no repressionwithout fear and painpunishment and death

case closed

p. 78 Margaret Yard

goodnessthe empathywe at last feelfor our selfthat frail creature

when we knowwe cannot beourselveswithout seekinggrounds for living

that from whichand whomwe will not runshut outpretend is other

but stand with

attachedto the pain and joythat is our ownbecause it isours to share

the human commonsrespectful empathynot ours alonebut ours

who the takerwho the givernot the point

our self extendsand is supportedsurpassing

bound being

with the power to passour selveson

p. 79 Jane Heil

this day ahead


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the most important oneto get through

and the lightof the gardenand the goodnesscoming back at us

from perfectstrangerswho have found usand let us knowwe are received

less bowed,the arctakes its placein a greater circle

p. 80 Vincent J. Tomeo

livingthe art

of the impossible

dispossessedin the wild

aroundthe corner

the art zooexhibition:

People as Art

admission is freefor members

and $20for non-members

p. 81 Susanna Heller

afterthe letting go

unattached

attachednonetheless

to watcherswithout feeling

hanging on

life


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in thebalance

perhapsdawn

perhapsnot

p. 82 Marlene Lortev Terwilliger

onlyso far

as spiritdiscovers

spacewithoutplace

undoingdensity

sublimeabodeof being

risesas air

lighttransparentall seeing

at peace

p. 83 Reshawna Green

faithrenews

gives valueto reason

purposeto act

truth ismy power

clear-eyedperspective

feet firmlyplanted

I make


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my choice

the waywill be hard

but I amharder

steeled bysuffering

fulfilled bycompassion

moving meforward

my mission

to heal

p. 83 Shirley Berg

market forceslosingtheir reasonfor our existence

free us to flyon our own

and wecontinue to fly

but silentlywithout fuel

hopingto survive

the crashlanding

p. 84 Kimberly Goodman Wahab

enfolding loveexposingcombining

gatheringingredients

releasingfragrance

p. 84 Helen Rosen


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soft defianceseeking its own

love is all unrestas it leaps and liesand captivates us

p. 84 Joan Reutershan

thru trafficparallel livesvie oncontested strip

old Brooklynmany timesconquered

re-purposedwith new dreams

always the same

p. 86 George Spencer

vive la contradictionmother of fantasyelixir of imagination

p. 87 Alejandro Ramos

the piecewon't fitthe puzzle

the pieceplaysover and over

the keyto the puzzle

does not fit

the puzzlemust beComplete

take it apartdo it again

fit the puzzlearound the key

every piecenowaskew


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the puzzleis solved

p. 88 Anonymous

Power is the root of all Rage.

Rage is the root of all Power.

p. 88 e-tong

rejectingheads and tails

expectingperfection

flipping the coin

it lands on its edge

perfection

p. 89 Ana Lopez-Betancourt

bedbugsthe story no one wants to hearup close and personalthank you for sharing

but listen we mustto what has become of us

bedbug plagueancient terrors awakensins of the victimsoutside our bounds

stigma avoidanceexclusion and flightself-protective delusionsthe real epidemic

so what would you doif you were a decent societywith bedbugs?

recognize it's not a private problemnot deny it is happeningnot ignore nor hide from

but offer alternatives:safe temporary shelterscompensation for losseswide control -- not just where reported


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2013 bedbugs as terrorthe mark of the beastdecline of thesocial as organizing principle

and ascendancyof the low life

p. 92 Nancy Mercado

Puerto Ricohomecoming

joy flows around youmusic and colorand love in the air

you at the centeryour dreamis happening

life is so sweetwhy would anyone leave?

don't askfor problemsthe world has too many

the dream Puerto Ricoinside you is real

p. 92 M. S. Voros

The Ravencut for NPR:

rapping

Lenore?

Nevermore.

p. 93 Marykae Josh

marbled imageswirled universecreated

in three passes

six passesto swirlour blue marbleinto play

and thenthe rest


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oursto imagineinto being

p. 94 Mike Vozick

attendunstoppablemoment

depthbeyondgrasp

give thanks


agethe surprise,

flesh

following its own script,

separatesfrom inner agitator,

who remainsconstant

and speaksthe old lines

p. 94 Rozanne Seelen

siren rivetsattention,

silencerulestheair

p. 94 Mali Obomsawin

in silence,awareness,not still,wraps itselfarounda poemyet to be



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our placeno longer there,

implodedon purpose

we keep the holethat has beenleft for us

as memoryenshrined,reconstructedin the telling

p. 95 Fred Kramer

settling downvision obscurednot knowing the pathno choices made

heat dissipatescrust hardens

until, much laterthe fantasyunbiddenbegins to rise

quakes eruptbreak throughthe covering

exposing

raw disappointmentremaining promiseold questionsnever answeredeven fewer choices left

not what might have beenbut what still could beand alwaysnot knowing

p. 96 Tara M. Prince

believingthere is notime for her

crack

the choiceto burnthrough


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lifefasterthanconsequence

exceptan accidenthappened

timedid notstop

p. 97 Jose Israel Lopez

the paindidn'tstop

even afterthe miracle

redemption

p. 98 Janet Krauss

astonishmentstopsthis world'sroar

as it entersthe next

p. 99 Ellen Aug Lytle

beingyourself

doingthat whichis necessaryin this moment

all that freedomever is

is not enough

escapenot an option

speechlesssweat



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wanting

the bargainis madefor good

and the rest too


oh the humanity

feeling badlyfor whomwe can't denyare the statewe dread

p. 100 Susan Mesinai

high erect

proud

clapstampcrack the airwith bodyelectric

life surgeshatteringsafety'sglass cage

who wouldnot wantto be onewith you

even inmemory

p. 101 Anique Jones-Rebollo

as Oscar would say"you can't lose 'em all"

fiction makes factswe needto bearinto the lightfor feelingsto have their play

to look atfrom a


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safe distance

to controlour story

p. 102 Sally Campbell

the free persongets to choosewhat to regret

p. 103 T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki

ink

body action

traces path

peace respect

p. 104 Judith Eloise Hopper

darkloosening its hold,

sweet fragranceawakens

distant and presentstrength

to face floodof day

p. 104 Zaira

we the catseekinglight's warmth

p. 105 Mary Pinto

artificeconfects

sweet nature

delicacydelights

p. 106 Howard Pflanzer

and even ifwe occupy


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only ourselves,

our presencedenies theminvisibility,

we arethe fissurein the totalityof their power,

that openinglightforcingthe darknessto show itself,

is life's victory

p. 106 Madeline Artenberg

blood lines twistthrough Carpathian valleys

we two peakswaryafter all thesegenerations

p. 106 Mike Vozick

now

reapingthe benefit

of the doubt

now

p. 107 Dennis Ahmetovic

negationof the negation

the dialecticargument

takes usprecisely

to wherewewould likethe storyto end


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and then

p. 107 Oliver Ogulnick

happinesshappens

and youhelp

p. 108 Ned Bateman

it is summer 1970college kid lifeguardat black neighborhoodswimming poolsaves a child's lifeheroism of a first respondermore than forty years latera vivid haunting memory

but also preserved:shock at hostilityhe didn't deservefrom kidswhose safetyhe was protectinga painful angryresentful memoryand so it goesfor many first responders

defendingthe vulnerablebut also the face seendefending society'soppressive orderwhere poverty followsthe rule of the rulersviolence as naturalas winner take allbecoming a fight

that first responderssee, and sometimes wagebut college kids,especially if whiteand on the protectedside of the police line,don't expect to besent to the frontof this endless war


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p. 109 Jess Amortell

aware and brilliantin our sleep

everything makes sense

and then

we canno longersustainbelief

suspendersnaps

throwing usback

awakeconfused

and in disbelief

p. 110 stelladoesntpaint

leave me alonethe autumn leafintones

I amOne

not one

of the leaves

I will swayBut I shall stay

as hard rainsfall

p. 110 Mike Vozick

first light

and then suncrossing horizonsa full day

and afterwardsstill,some lightwe already know


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p. 111 Andrea Cauthen

beinginside melookingat you

I knowI don't knowYou

But I see you

attachedto labelsyou stickon me

I seeyou won'tlook atMe

Are you afraidthat ifour eyesmet,we would knoweach other?

p. 112 Carletta Joy Walker

at the heartof the crime:

transgression

breaking chainsassumed as order

testingtestingtestingbonds

knowingthey mustat last

fail to hold

not knowingwhen or whatshallgive way

nor, whenwe break loose,what new


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enclosureswill definecrimes ofimagination...desire...freedom

yet unimagined chainscannot be brokenuntil their grip of bondageis felt and understood

and thenwe musttransgressagain

p. 113 Dalia Basiouny

Is there a symbolof a peoplethat cannot becaptured

made to beworshippedquieting, in fusionthe tumult

to be harnessedby hierarchy,the phoenixthat kills?

What is the symbolof ferment and

interchange

subverting easysolidarities?

Where the anthem isten thousand melodiesweaving together

flag, a dream-coat,continuous quiltof our own fashion

p. 116 Renate Sami

Sunday special notbecauseit is unlikeother days

but becauseit is like


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Sundays

lived over and overthe worn waya comfort

knitting ourselvesinto the fabricof belonging

p. 117 Sid Kaplan

still freshly seeing

goodness still flowing

old together

man's tender lovecat,

elegance unruffled

gazing

two liveswell lived

p. 118 Ruven Gottlieb

let's pay our respectsto our God of small powerswho would like us to visit

and hear the old tales

no longer to smite usnor promise to save us

compassion remainsit's our time to share

p. 118 Marvin Schwartz

and thus empathy,

being

in someone else's shoesfeeling as they feel

strictly human

p. 118 e-tong

the snail, in a hurry, waits for no man


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p. 119 Milton Polsky

behind our backsin front of our facesmy brother and Iunable to crack their codeexcluded innocentswatchers of the argument

bubba Nettie, papa Morrisour mother, and aunt Bea

exchange fraught with feeling

we understanding it all

complaint, illness, sufferinganger, reproach

without understanding a word

eventually we learnedthe treasured Yiddish

of jokes, invective, andput downs

in our sad kind familysuch words were neverdirected at us

we learned from the airin old Jewish Coney Islandshmendrik shmegegi shlemieland shmuck

and much more

how to be Jewishwithout really trying

flavored with the salt airand the beachand the Half Moon hotel,Jewish even beforeit was re-christenedHebrew Home for the Aged

p. 119 Robert Roth

false accuser, self-justifyingneeds what you do not needa stand your groundfightto the finish

p. 120 Ray


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awaiting

designyet unknown

the fruit of fertility

p. 121 Bill Lee

not knowing howyou are being robbedyou clickI Agree

p. 124 Amber

natural blue highgiddy fountainbubbling berries

p. 125 Marvin W. Schwartz

what is to be done?

love washes

as it holds

its wriggling child

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