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One of my dearest friends has been suffering through an incredible loss; her father passed away recently after a long bout with cancer. But this isn't the end of her struggles. Her mother was also recently diagnosed with advanced colon cancer, and while she is still fighting it out, her daughter--my friend Monica--has reached out to all her friends for help. This is a deeply troubling time for her family, and I'm compelled to do anything I can to help her. So, here I am, reaching out to this amazing community where I have found support from hundreds of strangers. I know that times have been hard on everyone lately, so I don't expect anything from anyone. All I can hope is that if anyone is in a position to help, even if it's just $1 here and there (it all adds up and makes a difference, believe me), they might do so by clicking on this link to Monica's GoFundMe Donation page.

www.gofundme.com/3b83ns

I have faith that the DA community might take the hand of a perfect stranger and and help carry her and her family through these unbelievably difficult times. I'm aware that millions of people struggle everyday with unspeakable tragedies, so it is with great humility that she--and I--put this request out there.

Thank you so much for reading this. And if you do donate, my gratitude to you a hundred times over.


Kisses,
~A.S.

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Drunken Poets

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Drunken poets
Slurp up misshapen words
Like beef stew
Thick though tender,
They speak haphazardly
Wailing into the microphone
Whispering to the audience:
Their melancholy joys,
Their weird despairs.

-A.S.



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I live for summer. I live my life in color. No regrets. No self-doubts.

I am a chameleon. Lace. Flowers. Diamonds. Blood. Perfume. Satin. Fire. Ice.

I am a force of nature. Reckon with me.







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Spring is Here

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And this is my prose poem to celebrate.

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All around me, I see the signs of the emerging spring. A naked branch delights upon rediscovering its blossom sleeves; the sun, too full of glory, breaks on the peaks of rooftops; a newborn boy plays with the blue ribbon on his socks, wondering by what design the silky cord slips from him; sunset forgets what time she is supposed to arrive, so she dances in late and bathes the world so golden I am blind—

Within me, too, spring emerges; kneading tender the callused places in my heart, the blue veins of winter seep into the glow of dewy cheeks, the close-lipped smile of secret lovers who know more than they are willing to share… His cuticles smell like the cloying wine of ripe strawberries as his fingers find their way home to mine—
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This is such a wicked feature using sidewalks.

Many thanks again to SandieBlair!

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