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The moments after that final gasp That plea for mercy, the Son’s call Out of the Forsaking Father’s grasp He hung, wilted, a crime-less...
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iona.grace
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Sundays
Sundays are for the homesick For those gruelling runs alone For the heart pounding in an earthly body As the spirit longs for creation...
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iona.grace
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Grief Unheard
Grief unheard Grief unspoken Grief unseen Grief well hidden Grief turned to action Grief buried deep Grief unknown, unbidden Grief unable...
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iona.grace
Jan 23, 20207 min read
On the Road to NOLA
Childhood Exhausted. Little eyes twinkle closed to dreams of grape juice laughs and grass stained knees. Child, you are savage, wild, and...
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iona.grace
May 28, 20191 min read
Grief Misplaced
I thought I could find you again I thought if I ran fast enough I would break back into time I would land, panting, twisting in a sweat...
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iona.grace
Feb 18, 20191 min read
On Crying -TCK memory
I cannot cry for countries that are not mine. I cannot cry for people who do not remember my name, know where I am, know where I’m going....
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iona.grace
Nov 29, 20182 min read
The No Culture Kid
In some places, a cat has nine lives I say we have a few more A cat jumps back in line swinging And we crawl back, more dead than before...
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iona.grace
Jun 27, 20188 min read
On Being Broken
We’re all broken. We’ve all been broken. You. Me. Him. Her. All of us. We’ve all been crushed, pressed. At some point, we’ve all turned...
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iona.grace
Apr 11, 20177 min read
On Brave Melancholy
melancholy what the sun does warm, is only external – the surface of rocks upon which i slither – a falling forwards, a call hither...
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iona.grace
Jul 4, 20163 min read
On the 4th
I stepped out in July, For a run, a short one mind. As I made the first step I was quick to realize This was the 4th, and memories flied....
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