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Falling Dreams

Posted on July 16, 2017 by soitgoes1984

When I was a kid I used to have dreams that I was falling. I never landed, just kept on falling. It was the same place, the same dream. I was on a farm somewhere and there was a tractor … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2006

Posted on May 7, 2016 by soitgoes1984

Ten years have flown by since the American Dream died when he breathed his last breath on that goddamned hospital bed and all I could do was scream and shout from my lungs top the illusion was over the bubble … Continue reading →

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April 21, 2006: The day Poppy fell off a roof for the last time

Posted on January 12, 2014 by soitgoes1984

written April 21, 2013 seven years ago today I was living in Portland, Maine, on my way home from work when I got the news that, for the second time in four years, my grandfather had fallen off a roof. … Continue reading →

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