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Does the Costume Wear the Man?
June 20, 2026
Don Hall
Does the Costume Wear the Man?
June 20, 2026
Don Hall

How many times can a person reinvent themselves before there’s no original left underneath the paint?

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June 20, 2026
Don Hall

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Drowning in Sorrow but Doggy-paddling My Way Back to You
Elizabeth Harper, Poetry Elizabeth Harper 3/13/19 Elizabeth Harper, Poetry Elizabeth Harper 3/13/19

Drowning in Sorrow but Doggy-paddling My Way Back to You

Apt metaphor
underwater
drowning in despair
movement difficult
slow motion from the get-go
tangled feet
depressed brain
muffled moans of pain
pawing at the tide

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