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Lawyer—I would that you
re-tell the story of our family
from the old one, set us at liberty

:- Doug.

This quilt is made of story
One story many patches
O that glimpses were larger
A few wrinkles smoothed
Our stories retold
Our family unfold
Shifting the shape of our story
Is the core of
The healer, the human,
The lawyer

:- Doug.

Open out! Open out!
The bigger the story
The bigger the people
Hear, take in, let emerge
Others—our—parts of the story
It’s the only way
We grow a bigger future

:- Doug.

Earwax
bird feeder
aspects of God

:- Doug.

Story is a thing God does
Story is a thing God shapes
Story is a name of God

:- Doug.

Our story is too small.

:- Doug.

Growing larger every day
My all there is

:- Doug.

As the story renews
the family renews

:- Doug.

Our family holds
a story:
a stroke, trach tube, speech gone,
crisis, must pull together,
but years ago harsh words,
hard to stitch this rent fabric

Holding our breath
we consult a lawyer
the lawyer has no silver needle
only starts re-telling our story
what good is that?
we learn we are like others
we see one or two choices
the lawyer did not heal us
shifting the shape of our story
invited our new story
is that healing?

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1428

Is a new world possible?
You decide—

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