Dan T. Rogers

The space opened up.A pause.A gap.A moment not yet filled.I wanted to move.To decide.To plan.To fix.I called it progress.It was escape.The loop of …

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Curiosity sounds noble.Safe.Open.I don’t have to do a damn thing.Stay non-committal.Hover in the abstract.Feel smart.Feel evolved.I congratulate …

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I sent the message.Clear. Concise.Efficient.I called it communication.It wasn’t.It was a transaction.One-way.Pressed “Send”Assumed it landed.Assumed …

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I like to think I’m independent.Unique.Self-contained.I treat my actionslike they only belong to me.I’m never acting alone.I’m always in relationship …

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In the name of understandingI broke it down.Took it apart.Named the pieces.Measured the details.I called it clarity.I created distance.What else could …

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I wanted to be heard.Thought I needed to be right.I wasn’t asking for agreement.I couldn’t tell the differencebetween validation and confirmation.I …

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There are times when I am convinced I am invested.My actions support it.Turning it over in my head.Rethinking. Reworking. Rewording.Again. Again. …

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