poems In this issue   BACK TO TOOKANY REVIEW HOME Edited by Kristine Grow & Sandee Mandel For more information about  writing workshops offered by the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact: Cheltenham Township Adult School 1414 Panther Road Wyncote, PA 19095 Phone: 215-887-1720	Grace Lynch    The Answer - I We do not We do not Earn what we are looking for. We cannot get it from another. The persistent illusion Pushing, pushing, pushing Over the edge into choices. Choices that satisfy imperfectly Hardly answering the desire within. Peace.  Joy.  Serenity.     Aging and Loss   Where did it go  This slippage of time  Unnoticed with invisible wings.  Days and nights passing.  The present pasted on      remarkable patterns.  Each moment leaving its memories.  Traces of biology and spirit  Linger in the air to be decoded      in eternity.     The Bully   No shame.  No regrets. I am a bully. I am lonely, despised. Full of hatred    against self and others. Love passed me by, Ridicule was my praise.   I am a coward    choosing my victims Who cannot win. Bully strength hides my    empty, forlorn heart. No tears for me. I want to hurt as I hurt.   If you try to love me, To understand me, Fear rules the passage    to my heart. Too scary.  Too afraid. I am armored against you. I want you to try.   To reach me Stand firmly, unmoved, Unwilling to give away    your power, Seeing through the crust of     my shame and disgust Without pity.	"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." Lorraine Hansberry
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