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T. McKinley

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I have been many things in the course of my life: student at an elite boarding school, religious studies major in college, and graduate student in folklore. Along the way I worked a variety of jobs, including short-order cook, towel boy at a YMCA, sperm donor, bartender, professional cartoonist, and I spent six years as a stand-up comic in Los Angeles. For the past eighteen years, I have taught English and theater in a variety of private middle and high schools. Finally, I am a suicide survivor who is happily married with two beautiful children.

A Prayer for Our Friend

I close my eyes
and I I see him there, resting
in the arms of an angel
who holds him gently
like a newborn babe,
sweet light all around.
(Funnily enough, this angel looks just like Jonathan Winters.)
And the angel bends, whispering softly
into the whorled shell of his ear.
He says: "Robin.
You did good.
We love you.
We will always love you.
Even if you can't be funny today."
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Published on August 17, 2014 15:20
Average rating: 4.63 · 16 ratings · 2 reviews · 1 distinct work
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