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Posted on March 28, 2012March 28, 2012

Because You Know (For Alicia)

I cannot say I felt your pain,
For it would not be true.
Could not imagine, much less feign
This strange kinship with you.

I could not close my eyes and see
Myself devoid of her.
The somber surreality
Of memories when we were.  Continue reading “Because You Know (For Alicia)”

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Posted on September 22, 2011February 26, 2012

Just Acts

When an eye for an eye,
Is a breath for a breath.
When a life for a life,
Is a death for a death.

When Lex Talionis
Is just the same act;
It is no act of justice,
Nor is it a just act.

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