Tag: emotional intimacy
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Six Hours of Silence— And Then
Six Hours of Silence—And Then” emerged from a moment of quiet observation during a layover — the kind of liminal space where strangers share time without speaking. I was struck by how intimacy can flicker and vanish in seconds, how the ache of almost-connection lingers longer than we expect. The poem is built around that…
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An International Marriage
An International Marriage I learned a foreign languagebecause I wanted to speak to you.Learn not just your words,but your childhood,your grief, the way your motherfolded everything in prayer,the unspoken silence of why your father left the room without saying goodbye. I studied your syntax so Ican read your scripture.But, I mispronounced your sorrows,placed the wrong…