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a stand-off

Too many things bombard us
we scan from channel to channel
eyes darting, first war, destruction,
then a weight loss commercial.
I know you’re thinking society is
ludicrous - and it is - but don’t you see
that when I watch that t.v. screen
all I see is that I’m not thin enough?
I’ve tried to make things right with
us. I’ve tried to bring us one glimmer
of happiness, I’ve tried to turn off
that media mudslinging
tried to make things a little better
even if it is only in our bedroom
and even if it is only for one night.
And you, you look away
and think I’m hopeless. I’m grasping
at whatever straws are left.


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the book Oeuvre Life on the Edge, 2007 ccd collection book, front cover It All Comes Down, 2007 Janet Kuypers book, front cover Rising to the Surface, 2007 Janet Kuypers book, front cover the book the Window the book S&M by Janet Kuypers in 2007