my late uncle
my mothers late father
my late cats and hamsters
melissa etheridge
ani difranco
mary robinson
oprah
Dr Robin (from oprah)
mariska hargitay
suzanne vega
one particular online friend
my sisters boyfriend
several people i used to know that ive lost contact with
as someone else said, dubya so i can knock his empty head about
those who work at ILGA and Human Rights Watch
the late jean jacques derrida
sappho
marlene dietrich
tracy chapman
patricia cornwell
socrates
plato
aristotle
rousseau

i ll leave it there.