Artwork by Krista C. Graham, Deja Vu, acrylic on canvas

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​(SKIPPING DOWN) NARROW PASSAGE

Nearness of walls heightens hysteria
Alley graffitied with hopscotch chalking
Running scared/ unfamiliar area
Realizing 'you are gone' is shocking
Once skipped with hearts and hands interlocking
We played hopscotch/ we enjoyed the skipping

Partially awake, and yet sleepwalking
Abandoned, exterior paint chipping
Soaked by tear-flood, lack of weatherstripping
Still I skip onward, as-straight-as-a-crow
Almost losing my balance and tripping
Going fast-forward, now playing solo
Expecting to exit- grande finale
Skipping away/ unfamiliar alley

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Chad M. Horn's bio was stolen in a bizaare identity-theft case.

past, Shirley Jones-Luke                                                                                                                                                                                               next, Goldaline Verdi