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It seemed, Distant. Irrelevant. Almost exotic. We are resistant. It seemed, Common. Overdone. It’s just a flu. ‘Tis the season. It seemed, Eastern. Until it wasn’t. The Europeans And Americans Must have a plan For containment. But they didn’t. And then, It seemed, Close. Too close For comfort. Too close [...]

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Lady, Let us soothe Your cares With a lullaby So sweet It will send you To sleep. Lady, Let us calm Your angst With a sound So strong It will make you Quiet down. I am a stranger To you, Lady, Not born of your land But I hold hands [...]

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In all we lifetime. Neiduh in we parents’ Or grandparents’ own, We nevuh see nuttin so. We had de ’37 riots, De 2nd world war, An’ even Janet in ’56. But none uh dem didn feel like dis. I remembuh hearin bout smallpox An’ dem sorta plagues Dat de Europeans [...]

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Yuh know dat fren Dat say dem passin rong To shout yuh fuh a few minutes, But den when she come, She got bout 5 udduh frens wid she An’ dem does stan’ fuh de whole blasted day, An’ because yuh didn’ expeck nuh more Dan a “Hello, how yuh? [...]

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So-shall Dis-stance Mek I-so-late. You-so-late. We so late To shut down. Lock down. Stop from round At people house. We so late To be home bound. We so late To plant de ground. To be concerned Food supplies gine go down. Dis state we in Could last real long. Too [...]

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Lock up in we yard An tings real hard. Cyah guh out in de street Man tings real bleak. We stick up at home. De rum shop shut -Yuh might lose yuh rum gut- Cyah guh out on de block Cause we might get caught. Dominoes wid de men Come [...]

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The Dusk Has Closen In

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How has 2021 been for me? The answer lies predominantly in what it has no longer been, which requires some historical context. Loneliness is a defining feature of the human experience. We were pulled into this world, into a skin that separates us, and, likewise, will be tugged from it. [...]

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Mirror Not Included

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