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Caged Bird Singing: July 2014
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Monday, July 7, 2014. But this time there was no need to run. There was no need to escape. The girl pushed and struggled, and the man and woman held on. The harder she fought, the harder they held. And then, finally, the girl realized something phenomenal: They weren't going anywhere. And then came something even more amazing. But the part in the girl's heart that said "Mom...
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Caged Bird Singing: August 2012
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Thursday, August 30, 2012. Anyhow. The spy network says my mother has brain cancer. That was what, 3 weeks ago? Yeah I've been sitting on that little bomb for three weeks. And the worst part is, I don't know anything else about the situation at all: where's the tumor? Is she opting for treatment? Is she ever going to tell me? Yes Do I love her? Yes Do I want her to die?
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Caged Bird Singing: June 2012
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. It always starts with a creeping feeling of being different. Of being somehow wired differently, in some fundamental way. It sneaks up to me and whispers, You are not of these people,. And if I had enjoyed it, I'd still be doing it, and I wouldn't be ashamed of myself then either. You know why? Example: Sanctity of Life Sunday. I once heard someone s...
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Caged Bird Singing: August 2013
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Thursday, August 22, 2013. I once dated a woman I met on the psych ward. (In hindsight, this was a bad idea.) Then I dated her again. (Don't look at me like that.) There followed, after breakup number two, a period of dry years. (In more sense than one.). Then I fell swimmingly, dizzyingly, head-over-heels-over-head-over-heels in capital-L Love with this amazing. That I nev...
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Caged Bird Singing: April 2014
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Untitled Poem about Faith (Or Lack Thereof). No matter how long ago it was,. No matter how many years. Me from that last scream,. No matter how many personal theologies I try and reject. No matter how many churches I duck into and then out of again. Driven away by the smell of the air,. Driven away by the press of the walls,. And the shadow of death.
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Caged Bird Singing: January 2013
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Monday, January 28, 2013. A Nip O' Nyctophobia. Ah, the night. I have never been friends with it. Not once in my life have I ever said, "It's dark, and that's okay." I used to say my fear was of the dark, period. Now I've realized that my fear isn't darkness itself, but rather what the darkness might be hiding. How do I dial down the adrenaline, the natural caution? Look, u...
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Caged Bird Singing: December 2013
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Saturday, December 21, 2013. Sometimes I am rudely and abruptly reminded that no matter how much time may pass, the reality of a violent childhood will be with me forever. I'd become a walking ghost, lose all desire to, or concept of, how to relate to others beyond the necessities of self-preservation. There are fates worse than death. The past in the present can bring abou...
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Caged Bird Singing: June 2013
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A Sorry Little Tale. She'd ask, but the mother would ignore the question. The daughter debated asking after the mother's health - because how can you wriggle out of a question like, "So how's your cancer? When you're face to face? And that's when she learned her mother had never actually had cancer. Sunday, June 9, 2013. 8 Amish people might get sm...
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Caged Bird Singing: May 2015
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Back in the Saddle: Tif Blogs Again! It has been nearly a year since I, Caged Bird, have posted ANYTHING. I need to get back in the habit. I've thought about it on and off, but the longer I waited the more I had to say, and the more I had to say the less I wanted to say it. It fed itself: the endless loop of Not-Wanting. And then, Pip. BANG! I'm curren...
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Caged Bird Singing: March 2012
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still . the caged bird sings of freedom." - Maya Angelou. Saturday, March 24, 2012. Oh my goodness. Have I really not posted since January? I am so sorry, guys! I'm so busy these days, I can't tell whether I'm coming or going . I graduate college in less than two months. HOW FREAKY IS THAT? I'm doing a lot of hoping lately! Everybody stand back . shit's about to get real.). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.