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I write what hurts my feelings

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 1 Comment

The pain leads me to what is true.

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fight like hell for the living

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

It is never far from my thoughts that some of us have already said our last words to those who are beloved.

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the center of the circle

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

You have no obligation to comfort others. You have space to grieve as much or as little as you can, in each minute and in each day. You do not need to hold emot...

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the promises we inherit

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

One day, my descendants can rest in the shade of the trees I plant.

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I’m your mother and your father

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

I want to love deeply without assuming that all the pain is mine to endure.

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I dream of disappointing my mother

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Nix Kelley / 1 Comment

I had a bad dream which was trying to be a good dream, but it was a bad dream because none of it is true.