Kevin Gilmore
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Lifelong Texan - no, not that kind. Writer of poetry and flash fiction since 1982. Mostly drivel. And a few haikus, like this one, only better. You judge for yourself.
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Aftermath
Prelude I've spent some time reflecting recently on my present situation after having been laid off from my most recent job after roughly 12.5 years. I've also drawn from previous hardships, both of mine and of others I observed, to glean a few observations about what adversity can do to a person and how that person might respond.
By Kevin Gilmore6 months ago in Poets
After the Fact Checking
The poem below just seemed to flow out of my head and onto the page while I watched a fact-checking segment on the news a few weeks ago. I've been sitting on it for a while, but given the significance of this weeks July 4th holiday, I thought it the appropriate occasion to put it out there, so to speak.
By Kevin Gilmore6 months ago in Poets