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http://betweenthebars.org/blogs/524/steve-j-burkett
Irish Soup
Poems - Artwork - Short Stories - Notes - Rambling
4-1-12
Sitting here in the pre-dawn darkness waiting for the sun to rise over a large mountain. I can hear the continuous coughing from a nearly cell, the sounds of a toilet flushing from far off down the tier. This is a large tomb where there is no silence.
There are butterflies in my stomach this morning. Where is everyone?
Baby sister, if I don't hear from you, I don't know how you're doing and I worry.
Ted, do you need a stamp?
Aunt Alice, I hope you are doing better, up and moving around. I think about you every day. I love you.
I know I haven't put anything new on the blog since the end of Feb., but I haven't been feeling well this last month. Besides, I haven't heard from any of you. I'll try to do better if you do. Depression!
I hold all our memories. I hold them deep inside of me. I hold them in my heart.
They've emptied out the gyms. Now they've taken the e-beds out of the dayroom. :)
You repeat something often enough it becomes etched in your brain as a true memory daydream.
I have you here in my heart, holding you in my arms. Here, in the small hours of the night. Together, we watch the wind blowing, raindrops against the window pane. -Jeannie's Lover.
Just a thought, a note: tag, you're it.
[drawing of a window with bars.]
Just seem to be out of gas right now, and gas prices are high.
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I have never forgotten
the words of the song
we sing together
I sing them every day
as we would in the rain
or sit alone in a corner
like all the other idiots
I have closed my cell door
Steve Burkett
8-12-11
You are my
quiet poem
carefully done
volunteering
to establish
the fact of
our love
Steve Burkett
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Replies (2)
just a quick note to let you know i am doing alright just waiting for the end of july to get here so i can go home.
i sent you a card yesterday, just wanted to say i love you andi think of you often.
love
your baby sister
linda
just to let you know that i am back in oklahoma not happy about that. but oh well. get to start paperwork july 26 for home or at least tonys close enough.
james is in denial, had a yellow tenge when we were there, his kids say he is using the pain meds now i hope i get to home soon. so i can at least be close.
i will send pictures as soon as i find out how to get them off this phone
love
your baby sister
linda