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Drifting
Each night I set my boats to sea and leave them to their bawdy business. Whether they drift off maddened, moon-rinsed, or dock in the morning scuffed and chastened— is simply how it is, and I gather them in. ~ from “Describe Yourself in Three Words or Less” by Rita Dove (this poem and eleven…

I’ve Been Doing It All Wrong
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Lost
I write, because I lose myself and the world around me when I don’t. It feels like creation. Like evidence that I’m still here and there is time.