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Read MoreIt's not Us vs Them.It's Us vs ourselves.The war starts and ends in our own minds. Labelling them "Them" turns us into Them.He's not Muslim. Not Republican. Not Black. Not gay.Just human. Labels are seeded at birth.Parents plant them.Media, culture, and...
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. We are all just humans being. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Fia and Damian
Thanks for reading.
I’ll allow one label per person a year.
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Well said and to the point. Nice work.
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Short and poignant.
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Facts!
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Truth.. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Because Republicans voted for this.
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It’s a sad, fucking truth that this shit is happening for real. Is someone going to say this is fake news!?
Excellent piece Peter.
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Read MoreI jut out from the long black seama shiny thing, unlike any other in the shaft.Just a speck of brightness,a stark contrastin the endless darkness.I know I'm different.Always have been.The black seam dominates everything down herewith its drab, dour,...
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Yes, you are a diamond. I like how you put this together to show that you are.
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Beautifully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. A diamond in the rough so to speak kinda vibe. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Marvelous…
Wonderful wordplay…
Perfect ending…
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend, also thanks for the history. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thanks Damian.
I’m not American or a believer in God but the change in motto reflects the change in America.A country that once accepted the hungry,the tired,the persecuted now turns it’s back on them…..bet if they were billionaires they’d be welcomed with open arms.
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Completely agree with you my friend. It almost foreshadows the Christian Nationalist movement going on in this country right now. America has turned heel. To use pro wrestling lingo. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Great piece Peter. Well researched and enlightening.
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Read MoreLong married companions, bodies altered by the slow rivers of years,flesh softened, hair silvered, eyes deepened with unseen storms.He sits content in the quiet grass of doing little,she surges forever onward, busy with the world's endless motions,Going, doing, planning...
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This is one outstanding write Peter. Well said and very well detailed.
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Thanks for the kind comment.
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This is quietly heartbreaking and beautifully observed—love and life in parallel lines.
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Such good writing Peter. So often, couples won’t acknowledge the other until one day there’s one less partner to walk through life with. Death hits hard and the regret of not sharing openly the feelings that still linger underneath.
Your poem narrates characters in a story of their lives. They live through your words. This is so well done.
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Thank you Thomas and Tim for your thoughtful and kind remarks.
I share most of my writing with anyone other than my wife.I wonder how much great poets of the past shared works with their partners.🙏
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. This is amazing storytelling at its finest. Appreciate you.
Damian
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This is sad and the description of how things even though you are doing what you must day to day you forget that the partner must be taking care of just like everyone and everything else
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This is probably the way it is for most older couples. Yet always at least parallel, not veering away. Close enough for a hand to hold, to acknowledge the other. I envy that, to have someday. Just to know I am not ever really alone. As bittersweet as it can seem, it is also a reward unto itself. That commitment to stay so near, even if it seems a bit far at times. Hearts have a way…
Wonderful write. Poignant and pin-point.
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