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too cool for this school 
she’s never too embarrassed 
by her crazy mom

My Baby

interrupting me
while i’m teaching them English 
is just what i need

we all need sunsets
lit by the fires we burn
searching for some light

this week’s garden blooms
September brings golden leaves
but first? color burst

winter is coming 
and the mountain is renamed 
indigenous roots

be a flower bush
in the middle of the weeds
sprouting against rocks

no one would expect 
this level of survival 
(tropical desert)

i know how they feel
trapped outside with no control 
over their own fate

it began with needs
now they’ve met one hundred K
and brought these smiles

Colorado views
wildflowers, puppy steps: 
a perfect Sunday