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Written by Karen Suriano   

Photo by Sheilagh O'Leary
Photo by Sheilagh O'Leary
her personality was bankrupt.
in the red.
or had simply misplaced
the savings of its id.

either way,
every single thought
escaped through the gates
unbridled and unbidden
to crash upon the tender ears
of innocents.

some thought she spewed
catastrophic prophecy.
others guessed she was bipolar
or demonically possessed.

but i knew her to be
just my five-days-a-month
cracked-in-the-box
jack-in-the-box.
no more. no less.

About the Author

Homegrown in Chicago, Karen Suriano earned a B.A. in Theatre from Loyola University. She now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her wonderful husband and two fabulous daughters. A closet poet, she hides behind her coffee mug disguised as a legal assistant in a corporate downtown law firm, where she watches the ever-increasing skyscrapers shoulder out the view of mountains and pine, and wonders if her degree in theatre will ever be put to use. In the meantime, she scratches that creative itch by writing.

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Matrisha Armitage said:

Karen Suriano rocks and is the most talented, underappreciated poet I have ever been so blessed to know!

Keep on writing, Karen, and keep on dreaming for your dreams are the visions of many repressed women who cannot speak the words as graciously as you have been given the gift to do so.

Peace & Love,
Matrisha
March 09, 2009

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About Sheilagh O'Leary

Sheilagh Ethne O’Leary is an established award-winning art photographer born and living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Her work has been exhibited/collected internationally and appears in numerous art journals and publications. Sheilagh received her art education through mentorship with Manfred Buchheit, Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Art, Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Rockport Maine Workshops.   Read More...

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