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So, in 2024, I'm trying (goal here) to write a poem every workday and share one of these drafts every week.
I'm not sure how I'll do.
The reason for this is because I am afraid of the sound of my voice (past bullying and current comparisons to a Muppet), and I don't want to be afraid of my voice. And poems are a way (on the page and in the air) of being really out-there about your voice (both the sound and the meaning).
Thanks for being with me on this journey as I try to face what I'm scared of, which turns out to be myself.
I call this one "LET IT BE" and it's for Marge Piercy, the real poet, because of the quotes in the first line.
Every Day The puppy galloped through the garden While the Fed-Ex guy told me about how His brain was fried. People keep offering Me...
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