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1 • Prosthetics too large to be held by a single strap. Another attached to my back. Think reversed babybjorn. Green screened. Later to be “erased.” The horns/wings added in post too. Quite a character. Quite a production. Quite a wonderful group of humans to be surrounded by!
#RememberWhatThisIsFolks #magic #illusions @blogogg
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2 • Working in progress Literally/figuratively Acceptance spoken/acknowledged Yet some things simply cannot Accept anymore than understand Feeling “in the moment” Doesn’t always feel good Doesn’t always feel right Doesn’t always make sense Loved the self Stretched Sweated out Breathed thru Yet here I lie cramping up Trying to catch up when I have already fallen behind With no resistance The acceptance of what IS carries a painful lactic acid Flushed down like a mighty turd There it is...over there...sun’s shine down. #TheThingsThatTormentedMe #TheMostWereTheVeryThings #That ConnectedMeWithAllThePeople #WhoWereAlive #jamesbaldwin @blogogg
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3 • He says, “It’s my lucky day!” I say, “I love you.” Then closes his eyes to rest. He says, “It’s my lucky day!” I repeat, “I love you.” Then closes his eyes to rest. He says, “Ohhhh, yes!” When I ask a question he has no connection to anymore. Then closes his eyes to rest. He says, “Ohhh yes!” When I ask, “Was that the most delicious meal you ever had?” When I ask, “Did you dance and sing and have fun today?” He says, “It’s my lucky day!” I say, “No Dad. It is mine.” #dementia #sucks #SoLove’EmIfYaGot’Em @blogogg
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4 • The love of such while dealing with the pain that existsAlways present as always awareOf that which wasOf that which isOf that which was the way it isAs convoluted as the feeling Pleasure whilst still feeling the pain Living the smileFeeling the frustrationsExperiencing the loveNever forgetting to rememberWhile everything I remember is sometimes worth forgetting Guess that is the yin and yang herePainted these brushstrokes on canvasHung it in this Insta-gallery to shareCome and go as you shallTake what you want, but know what you needThose in my space, I love/appreciate deeply“Thank you for coming,” I share to those while exiting the galley’s gift shop. #XO#giftshop#friends#family@blogogg
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5 • Searching for the fusang Appassionata Sonata circles The cotyledon of my memory Found to replace an explanation Of why to the what for the where A book written counting down life Its moments in words and fragments Seedlings to germinate Landing upside down It will still find its way to right the wrong In order to grow. #LookingOut #ReachingIn @blogogg
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