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  • Keep on Truckin’

    There he is; the little old man, his reflective vest, and his silver walker.  He’s usually on the sidewalk when I am getting ready to turn to go into my school.  He’s moving at a good clip for someone who is using a walker.  I notice his legs are strong and muscular.  Every morning on…

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  • I Remember

    I remember Grandma DeKezel,             her colostomy bag full and oozing. I remember smiling and chattering             and easing her discomfort             of being dependent upon my hands. I remember her talk of sex             and the loathing she had when Grandpa             would touch her – until she was 30. I remember the smile…

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  • Hands

    Her hands were bony and strong.  Not the hands of youth with its demand to have power and control.  No, her hands were strong from living life and a “hold onto me” strength.  Those hands held onto me through the entire benediction.  At the end there was that extra squeeze.  I give it too.  It’s…

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