Stepmonsters
(Aug. 19, 2010) They are gone now:
he stuffed in the hole
next to mother, she
disappeared into the erasure
of Alzheimer’s, the same absence
into which (clever irony) my father un-
did himself from
memory. I am done with
fingering the bitterness. No is loss
a leaden burden I would bear. Rather
it is the dullness of
disregard, simply put
the place we find to place others
when they are no longer
of enough consequence to hate.
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Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
Look Back in Anger Matinee
theater / 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.
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TWO Comments
Comment / By codiferous / Aug. 23, 9:26 p.m.
I really like this…
Great line “dullness of disregard”
How true is this observation?
“the place we find to place others when they are no longer of enough consequence to hate”.
wonderful…
steve
Comment / By stephanie silvia / Sept. 6, 3:14 a.m.
David, This poem was brave coming from that place of secrets. It spoke to my own. Bold choice for the Journal to print.