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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. 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. 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. 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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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 84)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by jamilah

i keep having these dreams which involve people i know, and i cannot figure out the significance.  it’s as if it’s a cross between being trapped and being free in spontaneous moments.  it makes total sense, as this is how … Continue reading →

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