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Tag: reflections

My Mother’s Photograph by Cheryl Heineman

My Mother’s Photograph by Cheryl Heineman

My Mother’s Photograph 

My mother kept her cup of gin nearby.
She had sex in the afternoon. Habit kept
order, swept the floors, ironed the pillowcases,
kept the light on and made her death little by little.
Continue reading My Mother’s Photograph by Cheryl Heineman

Posted on June 14, 2017Author 8westpressgabeCategories creative writing, poetry, UncategorizedTags creative writing, poetry, reflections
Vivarium by K.J. Williams

Vivarium by K.J. Williams

but human life is confined in a glass box
draped in a black curtain;
there’s nothing behind it.
but it’s our audacity that makes us try
Continue reading Vivarium by K.J. Williams

Posted on June 12, 2017June 13, 2017Author 8-WEST PRESSCategories creative writing, poetry, UncategorizedTags K.J. Williams, reflections
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