Ancient AuntieBlue eyes I’ve never meet, and knew,an ancient auntie perhaps – kinder thanmy mother – said: “you look like an actor.” Mother, hellbent on filling mylife with her story, said: “my hair was wasted on a man.”My distant auntie goes on:”You’ve got the stare of an empty parking lot filled with upturned push pins, …

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Tender A little girl grabbing at the waves in her father’s fingernails, surfing her tiny hand into his, becoming an ocean of twined fingers that lap into his lap as her tiny brown eyes widen with wonder and asks: “Daddy, where have you been all my life.” © SB Joy, 2022 Have you ever noticed …

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