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Poems for My Wife

Just Let Me Work

April 3, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

Something about me is pretty unique, aside from my odd and portly physique. Instead, I'm talking about my odd mind and the things in it that I tend to find. As each day comes, …

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Not feeling so hot

April 2, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

Not sure what it was, but I had some bug. I felt like I was thrown under a rug. My head was pounding and nausea set. It was a feeling I would not forget. I took some Advil, and it seemed …

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I lost a poem

April 1, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

I don't know quite how but a poem vanished. I guess my browser was somehow banished. I can remember writing it all down: a mixture of verbs plus a random noun. But I must not have hit the …

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Serving More than You Expected

March 31, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

I volunteered to work at the DI, since I can't let ops like that pass me by. I had no idea what the day would bring, but knew I was there for more than one thing. I met a sweet soul in …

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Moving Day

March 30, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

I now understand your hate for "the move". All this madness can disrupt your life groove. Never before did it feel quite this bad. This surely was the worst one we have had. And it's not …

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Church Alone

March 29, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

It wasn't the first time and def' not the last, but the choice was made and my lot was cast. I had to go to church all by myself; felt like a lone book on an empty shelf. Don't get me …

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