SHAMAN

Families are funny.
Ha-ha funny, yes, but peculiar funny now.

You?
You are The Poet.
This is how you are known.
This is how you are introduced, but with pity more times than not.
You are The Almost.
You ALMOST graduated from college.
You ALMOST became a fireman.
You ALMOST make enough money to live off of.
You almost don't smile when you hear this over family dinners,
but peace is important.
You smile.
Yes, I am The Poet.

But there is a time when your plaintive sisters and your jock-bound brothers
cannot find their tongues ............

To Hear The Rest, Come To The Cottage Retreat Center.