Tag Archives: life

Medicine Not Bombs

Posted on March 25, 2020 by soitgoes1984

They say we are at war but if this were a war we have left our soldiers without bullets and combat boots if this were a war we have left our airmen without bombs and jet fuel if this were … Continue reading →

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Connected

Posted on September 11, 2019 by soitgoes1984

I wish I saw the Wallflowers at the Hartford Meadows on the twelfth of September eighteen years ago. I used to love The Wallflowers and my mom bought tickets for my 17th birthday and I waited all summer long and … Continue reading →

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Haiku #6 for my niece 

Posted on August 18, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Spend time in nature ask your parents to take you upstate now and then

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Haiku #5 for my niece 

Posted on August 18, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Some days you’ll want to cry all day for no reason. That’s perfectly fine.

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Haiku #4 for my niece

Posted on August 18, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Life gives bushels of lemons and limes but sometimes it’s sweet oranges.

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Haiku #1

Posted on August 15, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Chase dreams not money seek knowledge not a degree and you will be free

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“Welcome To Earth” (for Carina Marie, my niece 8/13/2019)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by soitgoes1984

“Welcome To Earth” (for Carina Marie, my niece 8/13/2019) Never forget that you come from the stars, you are more precious than bars of gold stacked higher than Mars, more precious than an ocean brimming with saffron. Remember, water is … Continue reading →

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Say My Name

Posted on July 14, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Definitely watch the entire thing but minute 13:45 is the start of her song “Say My Name” her tribute to Sandra Bland, killed 4 years ago today by the police.

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Time

Posted on June 16, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Where the hell does the time go  I can’t believe I’ll be thirty-five I can’t believe that I’m still alive  though there’s still some days  I don’t want to be hearing people still shouting  FREEDOM ISN’T FREE while we’re drowning  … Continue reading →

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A few bad apples

Posted on June 15, 2019 by soitgoes1984

The people who say, “There’s just a few bad apples” refuse to look at  the roots of the trees, refuse  to believe the soil tests refuse to believe  that those apples aren’t rotten, refuse to believe  that all the apples  … Continue reading →

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