The Golden Butterfly

In my dream there is a beautiful garden. The garden is tended by a beautiful Goddess. The Goddess holds within her caress a Golden Butterfly. His wings now open, the Golden Butterfly has stayed With the Goddess for many years. My dream continues and I am in the garden. The…

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Golden Wings

On the path of dreams that really do come true, There are golden wings that wait for you. A boy who learns to fly becomes a man who touches the sky. A brother a man a father who reached higher than high There are golden wings that wait for you.…

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I fiddled my earrings off, one by one

“My mom and our hostess were visiting and weren’t paying attention as I fiddled my earrings off, one by one. Tommy grabbed my hands into his across the table, lifted my arms, and gave me a big hug. As I pulled away, I saw him adjusting them in his mouth.”…

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Burrowing deeper and deeper,

“I didn’t value their severity until her car pulled up to the gargantuan stone walls and expanded rolls of barbed wire. Again, I was confounded into silence. The long walk to the first of many doors I was about to go through felt like I was burrowing deeper and deeper,…

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