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About jamilah

i think about a lot of things, and sometimes i write about them.

michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 100)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by jamilah

it has actually been a trying day, dealing with so many people…  and here i am in my 100th conversation with you.  anyone else reading this may look at this as a one-sided conversation; i suppose it can be seen … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 99)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by jamilah

in the midst of all these people who say they love you, i feel like an outsider.  just so we are once again clear; i’m not willing to fight over the semantics of the names bestowed on you by media; … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 98)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by jamilah

you are free from so much…  or are you? today is dia de los muertos- the day of the dead, and still, everything seems unreal right now.  i suppose only the body leaves this earth, and one’s spirit or memory … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 97)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by jamilah

all of these fluctuations are entirely frustrating.  to never know when the depression is going to come on; and to not know when you’re going to fall to the bottom.   and when you fall to the bottom, it’s as … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 96)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by jamilah

michael, i can’t shake the feeling that you’re upset with me somehow. it goes to two things:  the first being your insistence that you have never had a desire to end your life (that is, of course, unless you were … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 95)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by jamilah

two years and one month to the day of your transcendence just passed…  this month went by faster than the last.   that could be all there is to this conversation with you michael, but i am using this very … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 94)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by jamilah

today is the first full day without little michael…  throughout my own sadness and sense of loss i wondered how anna is doing; if she got up this morning and smiled at her new friend.  if her day became just … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 93)

Posted on July 24, 2011 by jamilah

one of the main signs of someone wanting to commit suicide is that person giving away their possessions…  i didn’t even think about that when i gave little michael to little anna…  when i told a friend about little michael … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 92)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by jamilah

as you know, these past few months i have been so troubled as of late; so confused as to how to approach things in relation to you.  as a student, i have made the conscious decision to not close myself … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 91)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by jamilah

“do you remember the time…” yes michael, i remember the day as if it happened five minutes ago…  somehow, it all came back to me, on this second ‘observance’ of your transcendence.  from the moment i saw those three words … Continue reading →

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