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Dharmabum·December 2, 2016

English Poetry

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Strangers

written by: Dharmabum

@yogabum2106

The old woman
in front of you
in the queue
today
fiddling for change
incurring your wrath
buried her husband
a week ago…
today.

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Dharmabum

English Lit graduate. Zen beat anarchist yogi. I try to keep faith in an alien world by appreciating the good stuff that I observe and feel in and around me.

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A textbook example of nominative determinism, Lou Storey has always been a storyteller, a fact well illustrated in his art and in his writing. His careers have reflected that as well, first as a creator of idea-based exhibitions for museums, and later as a psychotherapist employing narrative therapies. His art and his writing share qualities of rich texture and detail, examining our capacity to be absurd while allowing a measure of forgiveness for our foibles. Storey and his husband Steve retired in 2021 and moved from New Jersey to Savannah Georgia. “We love everything about Savannah, it is like a city that looks like a park and thinks it’s a small town. Best of all, we can grow bananas in the backyard!”

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Creepy cackles from tall, looming trees
startle their jumpy heartbeats as they walk.
Shadows discreetly follow the echoes
while they timidly proceed down the block.

Young voices repeat with conviction,
“It’s just a night for entertainment.”
There’s no need for goosebumps and fear
as their eyes focus on the cracked pavement.

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many follow in their hesitant footsteps,
eager to reach doors and push doorbells
but afraid of frightening special effects....

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