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    I slowly get in my bathtub and turn on the water.Make sure it's warm.I then go ahead and grab my soap. I wash it over my woes and try to cope.I lightly scrub away all the pain.So that I feel...

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    Teahouse Conversation

      'You're way too pessimistic, Yersinia!'  the young woman with the cheeky red dyed short haircut exclaimed and took a sip of her tea glass. The Oriental beauty sitting opposite to her at a table for two in a small tea...

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    • Powerfully penned, Elke. A very clever write my friend, it kinda shows that humans never seem to learn. Excellent work, with a great message. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • Interesting take on pandemics. They certainly were not handled very well, but the vaccine for the modern one was was handed out fairly, in general. It was new territory so mistakes were made. I got all my shots and am glad of it. I do agree that there were too many restrictions put on the public at least here in the US.
      This piece really made me feel like I was sitting there with the two ‘women’. You certainly have a talented pen Elke. To be transported to the moment you describe is really a rare and wonderful talent. I’m happy the you share it with us. I’d be happy to slip and fall in your direction. 😉 💙

      • Your appreciation and encouragement made my day, dear Jim! 1001 times thank you!
        Of course I exaggerated in my writing but anyway, I think that every crisis comes along with a learning task. I’m afraid, concerning the Corona pandemic humankind has failed the test.

    • You are a very good storyteller. To board people in their own homes to prevent the spread …yeah history did repeat itself with that. The difference is that people spoke online and got used to that, then speaking face to face. Thought-provoking piece.

      • Thank you so much for your kind and supportive comment dear Fià! There are even more parallels: in times of the plague, many people tried to overcome their helplessness and desperation by celebrating hilariously on graveyards and other scary places. On these occasions people used to wear facial masks!

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    My Pen Bleeds Like My Heart

    My heart bleeds bloodas my pen bleeds ink. My heart's the epicenter of my bodyas my pen's the instrument of my soul. Together, blood and ink coexist, a heart and soul mourn together, and my soul I realize, possesses handsto grasp my...

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    • Powerfully penned, Daniel. Into the book it belongs! This is flat out a beautiful ink my friend. Excellent. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • Love this. I’m a great fan of double meanings, work that makes you think deeper than what’s implied on the surface. Awesome!

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    Company

    It is nice to spend time alonebut it is also niceto spend timewith a warm handa warm voiceon your side.

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    Candles Bleed Too

    Candles too are mortal when alight. When their wicks are cold and black, candles will desire that flame in their life.   When candles bleed like us, it requires love accompanied with pain. That punishing, silent cry of dripping wax...   That bleeding light we all crave, yet...

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