Category Archives: Poetry

My Body

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Pam

My body.I have a body.A very special, unique body.Never before in human history has there been a bodylike mine.And there never will beagain.And yet… I grew up in the hot humid South.Tropical, debilitating summer heat.When I was six, my sister … Continue reading →

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White Christmas?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Pam

At yoga class this morning, my friend Alan shared a lovely poem that he had written. I’m sure he had no idea how appropo it is to my situation. With his permission, I am sharing the poem here. I wish … Continue reading →

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The Four Sharons

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Pam

The first Sharon is my Sharon by birth, half-sister, half-mother, whole love. A Marilyn Monroe look-alike, always. Even now pushing 70. She is the perfect daughter, the one who wears the most scars. The second Sharon is mine by marriage, … Continue reading →

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Zombies

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Pam

This town is full of lost souls, driven mad with loneliness and despair, alcoholism and abandonment. They wander the filthy streets they call home like zombies, muttering obscenities, shouting at ghosts in the way. No one notices as they avoid. … Continue reading →

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Life will break you…

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Pam

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on … Continue reading →

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Nothing

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Pam

I feel like a satellite That has spun out of orbit Hurtling away into nothingness. I am begging the Universe: Bring me a gun, Bring me a bullet, Bring me peace. Nothing.

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Credo

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Pam

Don’t judge me for what I’m not. Honor me for what I am. Understand me for what I’ve been. Join me for what I will become. – Pamela Cole, 2011    

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