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Tag: experiential poetry

VIII. The Demon-Possessed Boy (9:14-29)

March 1, 2021 Ryanne_JM

Horrors.There is no other wordFor the things I have seen,And sat helplessly by—Useless. My own son, ripped from my armsBy a force I could not

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VII. The Blind Man (8:22-26)

March 1, 2021 Ryanne_JM

Touch me, someone,That I might know you’re there! Greet me, anyone,So I am not aloneIn this dark, dark, darkness. I am begging,Begging for more than

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VI. The Deaf Man (7:31-37)

March 1, 2021 Ryanne_JM

I cannot tellWhat these gestures mean.Why do you all waveYour hands at me? I can only guess atThe words on your lipsAnd can only makeVain attemptsTo

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V. The Paralytic (2:1-12)

February 22, 2021 Ryanne_JM

People just keep goingAround, across, Any way they can.Directionless,They do not notice the manWho motionless,Waits. They step over me, Their limbs stretching usefullyEven as they

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