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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">This is not
what we expect from you, but it is the same great style.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It is a rather
bleak interpretation of the city. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Unfortunately,
it is the same way I tend to interpret it. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">But there are
other interpretations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">For example, I
have a friend who walks the bowrey, using a grocery cart to steady herself. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">She’s almost
ninety<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and is a retired nun. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">She works a
soup kitchen and gives counsel to the people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>there. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">What is not
known, is that she<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is an aunt to a
rather well known polotitian<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there, <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">and she lives
in a rather nice apartment.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">City Serenade<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">C By Brad Corallo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Word count 291<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The 2 bit,
counterfeit biker boy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">with his <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Kawasaki</st1:city></st1:place> and his vinyl
jacket<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">brags about, he's
on the street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">but his dad's in
a high tax bracket.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Maybe is
trying to rebel against his father and find himself.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">And scarred
little Tommy-Suzie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">tryin' to figure
out what she is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">How did she
get scarred?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Wanna speculate
in real estate?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Those nice gents
in suits, scam masters, connected brutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Chances are
you'll buy a farm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">fast and without
a trace. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Cops just shake
their heads, not our business!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Absolutely, no
alarm!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Wheelchair
veteran, greasy matted hair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">hangs on the
corner with his flag and cup.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Aint getting much
action today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Zoned out people,
shuffle by <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">no earthly reason
to look<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">What’s behind
those eyes?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">And 2 blocks
down, an African guy in a turban<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">is preaching for
Jesus and redemption.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Handin' out soup
kitchen chits and holy tracts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">but no body pays
attention!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">And yet, he
keeps on preaching.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In the park by
the old war monument,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">currency and
product change hands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Business school
dropouts, black market sharps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">offer Chemdog and
MexStar, top name brands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Screech of sirens
as the cops <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">blow down 53rd
chasin'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">some unholy
maniac in a djellaba,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">wielding a loaded
cross bow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">screaming
something about justice!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">We have to do
something about those crossbows. Don’t you have to have a license for them<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Air horns blow,
air breaks grab.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Buses push ahead,
cars backfire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Are those
gunshots?H<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Was That last
verse written by someone with Psd?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Hordes of people
hurry down broken sidewalks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Trying to get
from here to there with minimal eye contact. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">What’s behind
those eyes?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Wafting smells of
Italian food cooking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">mingle with
scents of overflowing litter baskets. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Just another day
in the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Where life is on
the cheep<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">and uptown
players look so pretty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Maybe not so
pretty.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Down a filthy
alley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">spatter-dot
painted with trash and broken glass-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">behind a dumpster
reeking from rotting restaurant scraps-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">A gray, stray
flea bitten tabby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">tenderly suckles her
new born kittens. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">That was the
tenderest thing yu said.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="mailto:jamesstarfire@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff">jamesstarfire@gmail.com</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<br><br><strong><u>-----<br><br>The poem is good, especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></u></strong></p></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><u><font size="3">in the use of alliteration.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">There are a few words that I questioned . The
poem has</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">a lot of descriptions that
describe the way I feel. <o:p></o:p></font></u></strong></p></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">his
music. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Ambiguity, Mental
health and Covid 19<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">C By Brad Corallo<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hi, I'm Brad and
I am the Senior Rehab Counselor in a local not-for profit<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">agency. Part of
my work is in our PROS mental health program. Pros means:<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Personalized
Recovery Oriented Services. This program assists folks with<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">varied issues to
develop the coping strategies and skills needed to<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">accomplish their
personal goals. The program has a mental health clinic<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">which provides
psychiatry, and individual/ group therapy. I am 1 of 2<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">psychotherapists.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">When Covid 19
exploded on the scene, we were asked to provide "Tele-Care,<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">which involves
supportive daily telephone contacts.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">As a professional
with a visual impairment, I have been able to work from<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">home providing
support and psychotherapy to 13 clients via telephone. All is<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">carefully
documented. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">This enables me
to not expose my self to possible infection by avoiding SCAT<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">to commute. I
have been working this way for one month.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The hardest thing
for my clients to handle about this unique situation is<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">the lack of clear
answers as to how long Covid 19 will impact us all.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Unfortunately, no
body really knows. There is a theory that the greater the<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">ability to handle
ambiguity in life, the more mentally healthy a person is.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">For many of my
clients, ambiguity is the toughest thing. A lack of clear<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">answers causes
increased anxiety and frustration. So I am assisting my<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">clients to better
manage both these feelings and the pandemic's reality.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Fortunately for
many, it seems to be working.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">For me, writing
has been helpful. I didn't plan to write about Covid 19. It<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">seemed too big and
devastating to inspire creativity. Well, after hearing<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">new lyrics by Bob
Dylan "Murder Most Fowl", non- virus related, I wrote the<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">poem below.
<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">*** <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">No Direction Home
<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Word count 49<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Adrift, alone on
oceans unknown<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Surrounded,
solely by sea and sky<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Wide waters wail,
wearily waiting<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">How do waters wail.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Uncharted,
untraveled Unimagined uncertain <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Thousand
thoughtful theories threaten<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Absorbed, angry,
alertly agitated <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Vast Vertiginous,
viral vista<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Foreseeable fate,
fathomless fear\<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Did you mean to use forseaable, or did you mean
unforseeable.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">though,
relatively resolute, resigned and ready! <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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