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live in the show Seeing a Psychiatrist 09/09/08, Chicago at the Cafe
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of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems Robert, I Have Learned and Amber Beads 7/31/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).
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of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems Robert, I Have Learned and Amber Beads 7/31/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “The Road not Taken”, “Where Does the Love Go?”, and “I Have Learned” from her poetry show “Seeing a Psychiatrist”, all from her performance art poetry collection book “Chapter 38 v2” live at Recycled Reads 7/21/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “The Road not Taken”, “Where Does the Love Go?”, and “I Have Learned” from her poetry show “Seeing a Psychiatrist”, all from her performance art poetry collection book “Chapter 38 v2” live at Recycled Reads 7/21/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

i have learned

even sunshine burns
if you get too much

i have learned
the subtle difference
in holding a hand
and chaining a soul
i have learned
that company
doesn’t mean
security
and i have learned
to accept my defects
and downfalls
with grace and pride
in myself
i have learned
that i must
plant my own seeds
and decorate
my own garden
for i cannot wait
for the time
when someone
brings me flowers
i have learned
that although
i must
always keep
my eyes open
i can keep
my head up high
with every goodbye
i learn


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