friendship
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A safe harbor. I saw her sitting alone on a park bench. She had a suitcase near her and she watched the sea. She was a pretty girl with sad eyes. I went to her and I asked her. Are escaping or did you find your place to be? She turned to me. She did… Read more
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Swirl me in your mind. I remember tracing your body with my fingers, I remember you asked me. Johnnie, Johnnie. Are we just whispering in the wind, just secret kisses shared in the midnight hours. You loved the two-hour massage and the songs of Leonard Cohen. You were my Winter California storm, and I was… Read more
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Mercy. Young black man. 22-year-old.He sat alone and ate alone in the mess hall for many days. I watched him and wondered why? I knew great pain and understood his face and eyes. I started to sit with him.He said nothing for many meals.Other Soldiers said he was crazy. One morning at breakfast.He looks at… Read more
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Easy on my mind. She had heard too many useless words spoken and she needed a friend.She was a North Dakota gal, tall, long and so beautiful.She told me on a Friday morning.I need wild places, the sea and a friend.I want to see Big Sur, to get drunk in San Francisco and I want to… Read more
