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The Domestic Debate
By Reid Baer
The focus group facilitator said
“lie” was too strong a word
and turned the folks
against the user
She convinced me
I was the abuser
in our..."
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The Domestic Debate
By Reid Baer
The focus group facilitator said
“lie” was too strong a word
and turned the folks
against the user
She convinced me
I was the abuser
in our marriage ..."
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Father and sons"
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Not just a game
(a test of patience,
skill,
a chance for us
to scratch our heads
and rap our fingers)
It was fun.
Oh what a thrill,
surprised and satisfied,
to hear that snap.
No..."
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A blind man told me
what he thought of sight.
As if you open up a Russian doll
and place each front to back.
If you have light,
the near one's big.
The farthest one is small."
We learn from..."
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For all the times
I made you ill at ease,
for all the times
I showed up unannounced,
for all the foolish things
I did to please you,
all those times
you felt your boundaries trounced,
I..."
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To search one's heart
is not an easy task.
I took a stand
on what I still assert.
I must do this.
I can't do what you ask,
not even
if you make yourself be hurt.
Yet each complaint
still..."
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I stared and thought,
How small, how strange, how plain."
Details my memory
knew so well and
took so often,
never stopping to retain.
I felt a fool
and yet I had to look.
What I beheld
I..."
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I'm not sure you'll get this.
I'm not sure I care.
As if you care!
Who knows!
This is just to tell you that
I broke that dish
You gave me years ago.
I'm sure you know the one.
How..."
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We shoved off.
I took starboard,
you took port and rudder,
I the jib.
The rising sail puffs proudly,
slackens then inhales in sport.
Will we have
shifting gusts or calm or gale?
Above the..."
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