Tag Archives: relationships

Tax Day

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Maggie C

April Fifteen, Tax Day. Doesn’t much matter to me, mine are pretty simple. No investments, no dependents, one job. On the job that day, as a matter of fact. Working the southbound toll booth where traffic comes off the bridge … Continue reading →

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If and When

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Maggie C

Day Six of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of the possible… not on what has happened, or what will happen, but on what might happen if the conditions are right. Today, write … Continue reading →

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Invisible

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Maggie C

You didn’t see me. You watched my reflection turn in a direction you chose not to see. You didn’t hear me. You thought I was sleeping. In fact, I was weeping. You chose not to hear. You didn’t touch me. … Continue reading →

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Mirror rorriM

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Maggie C

Warning: objects in mirror may be closer than they appear Do not get too close. If you get too close, it will hurt, most likely. Beware of imagining you are closer than you are. Closeness could just be an appearance … Continue reading →

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wearing thin

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Maggie C

our relationship once comfortable as a pair of faded jeans now unraveling right before my eyes as my heart is worn thread bare Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Letters I or J (J for Jeans)