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Recorded Reading (1:04): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s256mh70qd2xz84klsx9s/Between-People.wav?rlkey=ent4takd9kcfzx184ai2abt5r&dl=0

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Between People

Before we add our little bit
Before we denigrate
Before we edit or adjust
That which our brothers may relate

We find the way beforehand to
Mutual harmony
Celebrate with heart and voice
Twixt we two what alikeness be

“There’s some truth in what you say,”
“That’s worth some thought,” “I see your point,”
“I’ll meditate on that!”
So we with dignity anoint

The well-intended offerings
Other sojurners of
Receiving them with fully mete
Appreciation, and with love

Before we offer those insights
Uniquely given in our name,
And hope that our companions
Treat our heartfelt gifts the same

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This poet is physically disabled. Public housing being insufficient to her medical and creative needs, she is presently living, in order to continue working, in her minivan, publishing all of her works using one thumb on the touch screen of her smartphone, surviving at an income of a fraction of her nation’s poverty level. She would treasure any donation you might care to offer ~ http://www.UgiftABLE.com ● #72D-31S.

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