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Tag: children

for jack

he loves deeply
is feral-angry
cries rivers

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Nicole Marie

the shift: the kids are back in school.

The interior of our childrens schools feel other-wordly now, dare we place a toe over the treshold.

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Nicole Marie

the other mother

Her snail’s pace is patience, thrumming
through the rooms where I try to exist.

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by Nicole Marie

For Him.

It all happened in an instant, just like the lightning rush.  

August 5, 2021 by Nicole Marie

postpartum

it took a year for it / to die, shelled and / alone in a far corner of / the unkempt living room.

July 2, 2021 by Nicole Marie

[after]birth

skin to skin / blood and breath.

April 28, 2021 by Nicole Marie

reasons I exist

a fire / a trough / a pill

April 9, 2021 by Nicole Marie

sometimes we just have to hold them.

I scooped up that five year old, all arms and legs, brought him to my lap and I hugged him tight. I held him and I told him he had every right to feel angry.

March 3, 2021 by Nicole Marie

today I managed to be fully present for you.

I snapped quick photos of your concentration, placed the phone down and watched your fingers move, how you dipped your brushes a little too aggressively, swirled through the orange like a hurricane then slapped on too many layers.

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by Nicole Marie

it’s a wild ride.

Does your brain ever feel like it’s on a carousel? ‘Cause mine sure does. Every. Damn. Day. Spinning in circles, everything lost in an up-down blur. You…… Read more “it’s a wild ride.”

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by Nicole Marie

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