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I’m CJ. I write about discipline, endurance, grief, and becoming who you are through repetition, not perfection.
Category: Poetry
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Not even slightly. The rush of traffic,Almost coerced to existAt the jagged ‘five’ wayWith me— The smell of morning air,Crisp, churned withThe staleness of Indiana heat. The air collapsesWith the expel of any breath,Ceasing to disarray. Minutes go byIn repetition—Then, suddenly, Life entersThrough the loading dock thatConnects intellect through words. The only thing separating you…
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It’s been eleven days since I last showed up here, not because I had nothing to say, but because the words were too heavy to face. This piece is what it feels like to want to write and be terrified of what might come out. A prose poem about fear, creation, and the strange power…
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“Four hundred forty-three days,” I said, bold. “So almost a year and a half? That’s when it gets hard,” my friend replied over the phone. He was asking about my sober number. Addiction is a confusing thing.We all have a vice, but our perception, reaction, and understanding of that vice varies.It’s haunting, really—the way it…
