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    Means

    Biden calls it values.The missile is indifferent.The end justifies the means. Trump calls it winning.Facts are negotiable.The end justifies the means. Putin calls it history.Graves are future tense.The end justifies the means. Xi calls it harmony.Silence is compliance.The end justifies the means. Netanyahu...

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    • Very good. I just read that Musk said that death is faulty design and in the future we will figure out how to fix it.

    • Thanks Fia.
      Don’t normally agree with Elon but he is right that death will be eventually defeated by science but probably only for the rich.
      You wouldn’t want the poor living forever now ..would you.
      Seriously,who really wants to live forever..not me.
      💋

    • Cleverly penned, Peter. Powerful write my friend. Appreciate you.

      Damian

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    The Terror in the Community

    The Terror In The Community. The community was designed as a euphoric cornucopia of green, lush plant life, all underwater in a 25-gallon tank. Introducing into this tank were three. You heard me, three fanciful goldfish. One was an Oranda that...

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    • Cleverly penned, Fia. Excellent write my friend, I always enjoy your amazing storytelling. Appreciate you, cuz.

      Damian

    • Fantastic. Love it, Fia.

    • Why not just flush Maurice?? Get rid of the non team player! maybe he can go rule the sewers or something, LOL.
      I’m just being logical! Or put his ass with a male Beta (Japanese Fighting fish). No more Maurice!

      • lol I have a friend that said I should send Maurice to meet Davey Jones Locker in the toilet too. lmao. Thank you Stxian

    • Chère F.,
      I’d love it if this would find you mellow and at ease, just before the weekend.

      I’ve read your poem and I don’t understand it.
      blunt Dutch analysis.
      But I love the kiss by Brancusi (singer museum Leiden the Netherlands) without understanding too.
      I love some of Rothko’s work too.

      Understanding isn’t always about what you/I can grasp at any time!
      I love this write of yours and I think it’s raking me a little more time.

      So:
      Please be patient with me!
      I’ll be back, I promise! Have a very nice weekend…..
      Warm Waving from a distance, Gus

      • Thank you Gus, its not a poem its a short story. I have a goldfish that is a bully. lol Have a good weekend.

    • Cook Maurice and have him as an appetizer. He’d be with you forever. Great story Fia.

    • This starts playful but slowly tightens into something darker.
      Power and cruelty don’t need much space to show themselves.

    • Clean slate works also. Lol

    • I think you’ll need to build a little underwater jail and keep Maurice there as punishment.
      This was great, yes it’s frustrating that your fishes kept dying but I love how you told this story not just as the observer but almost like a deity that you had power but they kept dying on you while you weren’t looking.
      Awesome work.

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    Twisted Pleasures (Ancient Oz Series)

                 “Looking into the crystal ball moans escaped her red lipsAs the Wizard pulled pigtails and stretched insides with long dick,            “The dark secret of Oz made her wish she was back homeBecause her...

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    • Love how this is unfolding. Fav part is:
      “What pissed Dorothy off was that she was doing this by herself
      Because the Lion, the Scarecrow and Tin Man got scared and refused to help,”

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    Denying Proof

    Cruel creatures deputized to enforce hate Disappearing our neighbors in plain sight Cities turned into an occupied police state Random acts of violence stir day and night   Living in this bubble realizing soon it’ll pop Nobody's untouchable when it matters most Chaos keeps spinning madness...

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    • The Basic Law states that human dignity in inviolable. But dignity, physical and mental health have long since become the playball of abuse of power and corruption. Very well expressed. Powerful writing dear Damian!

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Elke. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I agree with you 100%, you hit the nail on the head. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • I hate corruption. Seems that it’s becoming more obvious with no one taking charge. Awesome piece dude!

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It’s the only thing besides hate and cruelty that they are transparent about. Appreciate you, brother.

        Damian

    • When reality warps, the shapeshifters ascend as keepers of the shifting veil.
      Only those who guard the ancient flame of truth withstand the empire of forgetting.
      Great words Damian.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, PAR. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Nice commentary brother, you’re a wordsmith. Love it! Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • A terrific summary of mankind’s terrifying – and worsening – predicament. Excellent Damian. Harriet-Jacqui xx

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, HJ. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Wish it wasn’t the case, but unfortunately it’s quite terrifying indeed. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Damian this poem brings light to everything that is going on. Really good cuz.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I try my best. Appreciate you, cuz.

        Damian

    • This reads like a warning flare shot straight into the dark.
      The anger is focused, and the clarity makes it hit harder.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Thomas. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That’s what I was going for brother. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • I literally sat on my hands for a minute so I didn’t launch into immediate rant. The whole purpose of their actions is multifold, I think. First and foremost, create fear and stir up animosity and hatred. Second, fill their privately owned concentration camps for free labor. And third, though definitely not least, continue the trafficking started by the big name these days. These people need to be stopped, prosecuted and locked away forever. Powerful, my friend

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I’m 100% on board with that assessment. Their actions are definitely multifold I agree. I seen something on project 2026, it pretty much picks up where 2025 left off. It even had floor plans for the concentration camps, they’re trying to build the 4th Reich in my opinion. Appreciate you.

        Damian

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    A Dream I Had While Asleep, January 20th 2026

    A Dream I Had While Asleep, January 20th 2026     The air in my grandparents’ house tasted of woodsmoke and old memories, a stillness that usually feels like an ending. But then she was there. Marsha. Not as a memory, but...

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    • Powerfully penned, John. Excellent storytelling my friend, this one tugs at the heartstrings. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

      Damian

      • Deep gratitude my friend. This story, based on a dream about my late former wife, was the most emotional dream I have ever had about here. Very glad you enjoyed this, my friend. That means so much to me. Thank you so much.

        John

    • Beautiful piece John. Well written and marvelously executed.

      • Gracias Visions. Very happy you enjoyed this dream story about the visitation from the beyond from my late wife. Thank you from my heart.

        John

    • This is a lovely story. Love this line
      “a reminder that even in dreams, our love carries the weight of our fragility”

      • Thank you so much Fia. Glad you enjoyed this. This vignette was based entirely on a dream I had a couple of nights ago. Much appreciated.

        John

    • Dreams always have some kind of meaning behind them. Trying to figure that meaning out is the hard part. Perhaps the lost dress was a representation of words that were never spoken. Or desires never totally met. The ending is warm and affectionate. As a poet or writer, dreams can be of value, which in this case, was beneficial for a good story with a happy ending. 🙂

      • Tim I love your insights here. Indeed you illuminate he hidden nature of meaning in dreams. Indeed, I do think the lost dress held a meaning. As did the atm machine. I could imagine the atm machine meaning that the love we had was never really about money but that she was looking for something more than what money can buy from me. Thank you so much for sharing your insightful thoughts here. They were greatly appreciated.

        John

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