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Jo O'Brien
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In the name of the father
by Jo O'Brien
I’d expected to hear his side of the story – an equal and opposite force. But instead I heard what I already knew or had pieced together, defensive and cautious at every turn.
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Fake Memoirs IV
by Jo O'Brien
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Fake Memoirs III
by Jo O'Brien
Let me introduce myself. / I’m that girl the boys would take home to their Mum and then ravish at the drive in. That kid who worked hard at school and moved out before she was an inconvenience …
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Both Sides
by Jo O'Brien
It’s no fun to be loved from both sides. When every decision will break someone’s heart.
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lies, all lies
by Jo O'Brien
Another stupendous stuff up under my belt. Some more self flagellation for the heck of it. Sometimes I embarrass myself from being so weak.
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When I stopped believing
by Jo O'Brien
I will not wait at the window for my father / I will not wait in the kitchen for my lover
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Waiting Patiently
by Jo O'Brien
I learned some time ago to wait my turn. That there are other things in people’s lives more important than me. It’s easy to feel like you are being helpful when you know that by stepping …
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For Her
by Jo O'Brien
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Fake Memoirs II
by Jo O'Brien
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Abandoned
by Jo O'Brien
I woke upon a still cold night, and shivered in my silent room. Between my tears and quivering, I heard a door click closed afar. The dread inside me came up fast. I gagged to swallow back my spew. M…
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Returning The Key
by Jo O'Brien
The bag is not irrelevant but it’s appearance, size and purpose is.
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Fake Memoirs
by Jo O'Brien
Back in those days money was merely token for exchange. A secondary currency to good will, friendship and sucking up your pride to ask for help.
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Father
by Jo O'Brien
Hope / Guilt / Confusion / Self Hatred / Hatred / Negotiation / Realisation / Stubbornness / Regret / Hope / It never ends
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Remembering Will Brown
by Jo O'Brien
I can’t remember how many years it has been, though I know it hasn’t been enough. At about this time, however many years ago. He was taking his last breaths. His life support would have been shut dow…
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Fear of Landing
by Jo O'Brien
Ready / Set / Jump
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Break Up
by Jo O'Brien
I did it / It killed me
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her lips
by Jo O'Brien
all I could think about was her scent. And how much better she would smell, closer to me
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when facts are stranger than fiction
by Jo O'Brien
Some elective surgery will do the trick. / A needle and thread, / Sewing it all together like a patchwork quilt. / Fool them all. / They’ll never notice.
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masturbation
by Jo O'Brien
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bad news
by Jo O'Brien
Only yesterday I was talking about wanting a big family / About how I’d keep going until my body gave up / I never thought it would give up before I started
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