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Lament 8: On Writing

January 25, 2023 ~ joanvinallcox ~ Leave a comment
Writing at the raw edge
opens the dimness
for a brief glimpse 
of my now. 

Writing at the raw edge
unlocks the gates
of my whirling
for a moment. 

Writing at the raw edge
spews my dark lava
onto a screen
for a moment of now. 
Confusion

The Words I Can’t Say

December 3, 2019March 21, 2023 ~ joanvinallcox ~ Leave a comment
for Anthony

The words I can’t say
Swallow me up,
Choke me,
As I try to spit them out.

They are my truth
That I close my eyes to
And deny, 
throttling me.

My teeth clamped,
My breathing rapid,
I gag,
Then speak

And almost say
What I need to hear
So i can know
What I know.

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Joan Vinall-Cox, Ph.D. is a lifelong learner, retired communications professor, and rabid reader who has taught in both the college and university systems. Her Ph.D., in 2004 was an Autoethnographic Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry focused on moving from technophobia to technophilia. She is a widow from a pretty happy marriage and a mother to a strong and kind daughter. Her interests include Centering Prayer, Multiple Intelligences, Attention Deficit Disorder and its connection to creativity, Jung, Campbell’s Monomyth, and Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry.

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