Tag Archives: community

family

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shauri3

“All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller you have loved us watched us grow influenced our thoughts and actions advised and trusted us shared our tears and our joys you are a part of … Continue reading →

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the virtual

Posted on August 22, 2014 by shauri3

in some places it’s not about effort sweat of brow blood of body it’s about intellectual property it’s about money inherently almost worthless intangible goods given for virtual funds received passed on through storefronts to purchase what once was made … Continue reading →

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social media

Posted on October 12, 2013 by shauri3

people reduced to bite-size chunks lives updated and edited at will picture perfect moments carefully chosen creating a persona wholly different from the original the feed gaining its own conglomerate personality a patchwork of worst and best presented to you … Continue reading →

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trials

Posted on August 11, 2013 by shauri3

share in pain to connect share recovery to find purpose

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bite-size

Posted on August 11, 2013 by shauri3

carefully broken up people made into little snacks chewable and gooey for our consumption through all these virtual portals made into things much less than their whole separated by whitespace a religious testament to false representations of quality of life

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over coffee

Posted on April 20, 2013 by shauri3

the hunched old women gather again flowers sprouting from every sweater hands circling mugs as they share the gossip of the city just a bigger town full of the families they surely know someone from this is the social news … Continue reading →

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spring

Posted on April 9, 2013 by shauri3

shops move out into the streets spreading their arms embracing the sun inviting people to open the noise of life echoing from the bricks

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disconnected

Posted on February 24, 2013 by shauri3

introspective solitary i’ve always walked in a quiet path not really understanding the social structures that society has built i don’t have the key to finding what i need i feel lonely many days unconnected cut off even with the … Continue reading →

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on the corner

Posted on December 14, 2012 by shauri3

the city lights showed them walking past hazy and indistinct we are but shadows passing through without substance looking for a kindred soul in the smudged faces

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a little nudge

Posted on November 6, 2012 by shauri3

some people scoff at self-help thinking that those people must be so stupid for not knowing how to get through life but when you’re really down sometimes you need to hear all the things you already know a new phrasing … Continue reading →

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