O at the Edges

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Recording of My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.

Posted on January 14, 2020 by robert okaji

I was honored to read “My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.” yesterday at a celebration of local Pushcart Prize nominees at Irvington Vinyl and Books in Indianapolis. Read the poem here: The Indianapolis Review.

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Jazz Jaeschke on January 13, 2020 at 12:11 pm said:

Great read – thank you!

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- robert okaji on January 14, 2020 at 2:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Jazz. I had fun recording and editing this piece.
  
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Jay on January 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm said:

Awesome reading!

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- robert okaji on January 14, 2020 at 2:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Jay.
  
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fritzdenis on January 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm said:

Thank you. Love the unexpected humor in the line about having a Swiffer. You captured the feeling of growing older while being haunted by departed parents. Old hurts linger as new ones take root in the body.

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- robert okaji on January 14, 2020 at 2:35 pm said:
  
  Thank you. I’ve reached that “certain” age of uncertainty, wherein aches of all sorts inhabit the body (and spirit), but laughter still resides there, too.
  
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rivrvlogr on January 15, 2020 at 9:36 am said:

There’s nothing like elevating an already worthy poem with a reading, something you do so well.

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- robert okaji on January 15, 2020 at 11:07 am said:
  
  Thanks, Ken! The reading was fun.
  
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Betty Hayes Albright on January 18, 2020 at 9:01 pm said:

Wonderful poem (once again)! 🙂

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- robert okaji on January 19, 2020 at 2:50 pm said:
  
  I’m so pleased it held up for you!
  
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