On this occasion, December 22nd, which would have been my 33rd wedding anniversary, I offer the following poem. This is my 600th post on JoeC's blog spot to date. Thank you to all my readers.

being woman
a whole life of pussy issues
from why and how
to what and where
boxes and boxes of tissues
from right here and now
to why should I ever care
being common
a human with being issues
if not when
maybe it is now
those lives we live
it's more about what we give
as well as what we do
and all the parts we play
all those things you think
and all those things you say

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