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Relationships, safe haven MaryJane Nordgren Relationships, safe haven MaryJane Nordgren

laughter without humiliation

laughter with family and friends

telling embarrassing interludes

we wouldn’t want just everyone to hear

but can share with those who will see

the humor without thinking less of us

that somehow eases the pain

of knowing again we are not perfect                                           

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Relationships, respect MaryJane Nordgren Relationships, respect MaryJane Nordgren

not much gained

tom sawyer as conceived by twain

with assumptions and superstitions

of so long ago that still ring true

 

that we no longer say aloud our belief

in racial superiority does not alter

our conviction or our actions

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