Sometimes I am really good at ignoring
the elephant in the room
but this one has started trumpeting
looking baleful
and shooting peanuts at me
in an effort to get my attention
I think I even heard it mutter, “Bitch, please!” under its breath
So, did I ever mention that my father disappeared
off the face of the earth
when I was ten
and has never been heard from again?
there was an FBI investigation and everything
which is retrospect, probably had more to do
with his criminal activities
than genuine concern about his welfare
but let’s not go there
So you being gone for 12 days with no word
Feels familiar
Feels like abandonment
Feels like loss
Feels like mourning
Guess I should have told you that story
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 
Oh Christine 😥
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I was going to ask you if you had heard anything… ❤ ❤
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Sadly no
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I can’t like this comment.
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Understood
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so sorry to hear this. But I do love the poem.
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Wow! So powerful and raw. I really love Your Work!!!!! I am so astonished at what you do and the way you put it together with such an impact but melancholy too. And then you jab me with humor. It like you making me laugh out loud in church! Not nice! Ha! I promise I won’t ever be out of contact like that again, really! Has it been 12 days! I did tell you I loved that you were so sweet for posting your best of, didn’t I? Kidding aside. You got me with this one. Love, Love, Love your audio – More of these please??????
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I have been working on catching up on the Spoken Word versions with you in mind my friend. https://braveandrecklessblog.com/2017/05/01/speaking-loss/
https://braveandrecklessblog.com/2017/04/30/spoken-word-poetry/
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Yipee! Christmas is coming early??? So, grateful!!!!!
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You flatter me sir!
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Ha! Not flattery, genuine praise! I do love it when you read your poems. That way I get to close my eyes and really concentrate on you words!!
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So glad that you enjoy them. I like to close my eyes when I am listening to other people read their poems as well. Like being transported. . .
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See!!! You get me! Ha! It really does change the experience – for the better. And I love it and am so indebted to You for going the extra mile, for me? Oh, right, forgot – for your followers! Hey, I’m one! LOL! You are TMF!!!
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I am just grateful that I could make one person happy today!
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Do you get extra credit if You made that person REALLY Happy? Ha! Actually, that is a really great goal that I personally ascribe to myself. That person is usually my wife though! How does that go? “Happy Wife, Happy Life”!!! I hope I can make You smile from time to time!!! Oh, BTW, just in case You were wondering – TMF= Too Much Fun!
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I was wondering, thank you. Lucky wife!
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I’m hoping she thinks so! She is still here. I didn’t want you to wonder and come up with something that was well – you know.
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🙂
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