My cheeks, too, Melissa. Wow

As true as the magnitude
​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ of the earthquake he out-whistled — 
​ true as the tears on my cheeks, as I watch
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​the news in another hemisphere, hear how
on the fourth day, rescuers heard him, following his
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​frail notes of hope, until
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Melissa Coffey
Jenine Bsharah Baines
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Mar 22, 2023
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My cheeks, too, Melissa. Wow
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Written by Jenine Bsharah Baines3K Followers
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J…Jen…Jeni…Jenine... Proper names are poetry in the raw. (W.H. Auden) Poet, singer, seeker, hippie grandmother gleefully revealing herself
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