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    I didn't until I did.

    I didn't want to get out of bed this morningbut I didI didn't want to go for a walk but I didI didn't want to go for a swimbut I didI didn't want to donate blood but I did...

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    • This is good. The way you opened it and then drove your message home. Nice xoxo

    • Thanks Fia….some days for whatever strange reason seem more difficult than others but you learn over time that it will pass…..I’m good by the way.💋

    • LOL great ending, Peter. There’s definitely a lesson in this and you detail it perfectly. Thanks for reminding us each day, and each deed counts.

    • This is such a solid message. And that ending…fantastic landing!

    • Thanks Mary……you’re on my heroes list.
      💋

    • The number of times I wake up in the morning and complain about how I don’t want to do whatever thing it is I have to do that day. This reminded me so much of that. It’s all about the choices we make every day, at least to control the things we can control.
      And the twist at the end… really wraps it up in an interesting way.

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    Cruel

    You live inside his brain, like a predator waiting to strike. And he is helpless. Was, Helpless.I am afraid, to fall asleep next to him at night, in case he seizes while I am asleep in our bed, beside...

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    • I remember trying to explain why I keep my eyes open when kissing and intimate moments. “Because I need to reassure myself you aren’t him. Won’t turn into a monster.” Yeah, this one gripped me…

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    SINKING

    There is this gnawing feeling, that lives on the insides of my chest; and oh god, how I wish it would go away. I am as empty as an ocean, and yet full as one, too. There is a...

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    Damian DeadLove wrote a new post

    Keep An Eye On That Boy!

    My great grandmother lived to be ninety-six years old. She lived through both world wars and the Great Depression. She passed in 1986, I believe. We visited her every Sunday without fail.  From the time I was born till I...

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    • Well, that was an event, and I think you still did not pass that bulb since you still light up my friend. Enjoyed this piece. Oh, I do not like tomatoed based baked beans either. lol

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you connected with the story my friend. Well, thank you! What a thoughtful compliment, cuz. I like baked beans either way, but I do think it’s better without a tomato base. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • I enjoyed this from beginning to end. I’d say your grandmother is still keeping an eye on you, my friend. She must know something…

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. Maybe someday I’ll know for sure. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mary. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It hit me that way, while I was writing it. It was a very authentic moment. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • Some of the best writing you have ever shared with us. Sensational and held my interest. Nice work Damian.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. Well, guess that means I’m getting better at this gig. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • I thoroughly enjoyed this story, Damian. I love the simplistic history that makes us all humans deep down, no matter if we try to hide it.
      I have very vivid memories of one of my grannies. She was a tiny firecracker. Snap a chicken’s neck and yet tend to our little boo-boos with TLC with the same hand.
      Burger Chef rocked!
      Wonderfully vivid write, it kept me enthralled.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mark. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. Cool, somebody remembers Burger Chef. lol. It is the simple things in our histories, that really show our similarities as human beings, couldn’t agree with you more. Grannies, are just different, in a good way. Appreciate you.

        Damian

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    But Why Poetry?

    But Why Poetry? Because we don't care if wecrash on its shore and sinkin its mud up to our knees. Because maybe inducing a stanzamight keep one's head above the surfaceof an old lover whose memorywon't leave us alone. Maybe someone writesat...

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    • Cleverly penned, Tim. Oh, the life of a writer. Reading this was like Deja Vu my friend. Amazing work. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • Nice! “Because”, is the perfect answer to why we write poetry. So many possibilities, reasons, inspirations behind that magical word. I agree with Damian. Very clever write, my friend.

    • Amen brother!
      This is a testament for us all. Written elequently enough for us to relate to.

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