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  • The Train Wreck

    by Michael Plante I am a conductorso are you.We travel along a laid-out track.What fuels our momentum is what drives our fears;the past. Charging towards the unknownbelieving fate has our backsthe rails we call faithare the only thing we can feel.We hear the song of the railssinging out in the darknessthe old tune we’ve come…

  • 20 Years Sober

    by Michael Plante 20 Years clean and sober is a milestone for any alcoholic or drug addict. It is understood that the 12-Step Program is a “one-day-at-a-time” concept yet the accumulation of days sober is motivation to progress with the steps and to live a life of serenity. So when a person has accumulated 20…

  • A Common Milkweed

    by Michael Plante I saw a woman who believed she was rejected by society.In her attempts to fit in she discarded her principles;cast them aside to engage in an illusionand spent the summer chasing something that didn’t exist. The butterfly floated down from the heavens ever so gently.Seeking nourishment for its body and soul.Landing upon…

  • Katie McGee

    by Michael Plante There’s a crow outside my chamber windowI swear its Katie McGeecoming back to haunt mefor leaving her the way I did. She must have died, or made a deal?for her soul is now within a crowfree to go wherever she wantsor haunt whomever she pleases.She taps the glassLet me in, I only…

  • Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025

    by Michael Plante