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I want to live by the ocean. Trade city slurs for crashing \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 waves and live on the edge of mother\u2019s fertile frame.<\/p>\n
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I don\u2019t look in the mirror much. There is a cry calling out \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to me from somewhere deep within.<\/p>\n
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A plea, carried over the water\u2019s face, skimming the spray of the surface\u2014 a siren call within\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 my soul, a tension, begging \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 for my attention, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 between seemingly solid, and not<\/p>\n
As I breathe in, life pools and moves through, almost releasing as I edge to the bank on the shore where I stand and \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wait for the waves again.<\/p>\n
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Alicia Feizo<\/strong> is a Canadian writer and poet from Ottawa, Ontario, land which is recognized as unceded Algonquin Anishnaabe Territory. Her work largely focuses on the themes of trauma, the holistic nature of life, and what it means to be human. She finds inspiration in everyday experiences and draws from the well of her rich inner life and the connections that nurture her soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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