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It’s hard not to be beat down by all the negativity these days. It’s good to remember that we can make our own happiness.
Thanks for the read, friend.
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I wrote the original many years ago. I think I was just wanting to write more inspirational poetry. Though with this one I wrote it and didn’t really like it, then I reworked it and released it on DUP, still didn’t like it. I reworked it again now and I kinda like it haha.
I always feel blessed to see you my friend. Many hugs for you 🤗 🤗 🤗
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Dammit, I wish I could bookmark this! From beginning to end, you had me. This one is deep. Life takes bites outta our ass everyday. To be able to recognize it’s easier as a collective…it’s huge. Community is the gold we actually need
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I think this is another way of reminding myself to just be a good person. I think we all take things very personal these days. But I think deep down we all want the same things.
Thanks for the read, friend. Very much appreciated.
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This is like Beat Poetry. Inspirational and powerful. There are so many amazing lines. I love this one..
“always looking for forgiveness
finding out no one’s hands are clean
in this red room we call life”Everyone is on the same playing field and no one’s voice should be more important than your own.
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No one’s perfect, or rather no one’s innocent.
Thanks for the read. Much appreciated.
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Powerfully penned, Nick. There is a burden to always being truthful, and caring enough to want the world to do better. It’s that we open up our hopeful expectations to possible and sometimes certain disappointment. Hang in there my friend. I felt this write. Appreciate you.
Damian
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It’s sometimes easier to just keep your head down, but I also wasn’t raised that way. Got to find inner peace.
Thanks for the read, friend.
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Ooof, this is like looking in a mirror. It took me far longer than I like to contemplate to figure out what you’re saying here. 🙌
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A bit of a way to remind myself to not overthink and get worked up.
Thanks for the read, friend. Much appreciated.
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I like the empathy you mention, the understanding that everyone is entitled to their opinion because experiences are different. We so rarely consider that there is universal truth, and then there are the personal truths as unique as the people who own them.
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Truth is truth. But it isn’t always right for individual situations. And people are more than willing to look away from others suffering in order to feed their needs and greeds. Not that it’s right or wrong. Because at the end of the day we’re all trying to protect ourselves. And that’s how I look at different opinions. There is a universal truth and then there’s the convenient truth we tell ourselves.
Thanks for the read
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Yeah, convenient truth is called rationalization
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Thank you for the compliments Mary 🙏🏻
I’m planning on writing a poem alternating between English and my native language.
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” Blood stained feathers smeared across cross wearing habits.”
This hits home
Much respect
Naaj
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Thank you Naaj. It means a lot coming from you.
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Brilliantly penned, Drieks. This is a magnificent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you Damian 🙏🏻
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What a fantastic final line summary, Girl!
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Read MoreThere is nothing like the feeling I get on FridayThe minute I think of the word, it’s like a switch goes offFriday is freedomFriday is sweet abandonFriday makes me feel sultry and decadentWhat is it about the day?Every Friday...
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Some Fridays can lead into a sexy Saturday morn…press repeat!
Haha…diggin this vibeBlessings
Naaj
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Thank you, Naaj ;))
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Beautifully penned, Fia. You always know how to kick off a Friday, my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you, Damian. Friday is a thing for me.
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Friday’s Rule! Sunday Nights SUCK! Great poem Fia..xo
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You are so right, Keith 😊
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ya love a friday. good write
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Yes, I do. Thank you Ambjr ;))
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Fridays represent freedom, in my opinion. As one who observes the Sabbath, by Friday an hour or two before sunset, all my electronics (phone, laptop) are off. I am unreachable all of Friday night through Saturday evening, and that freedom is intoxicating. All I do for those hours is spend time catching up with family and friends, pray, and enjoy homecooked food that I made with my family. Conversely, Friday nights also mean a chance to care for oneself – whether going out and getting your groove on or staying home in pjs and Netflix. I do like this a lot, as it leaves ample room for personal interpretation. <3 Echo
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Thank you inechoingsilence. These are very good things to do on a Friday. Appreciate it 😊
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Fridays are for fucking. It’s just that simple. Someone frequently comes in from Tuscaloosa – and it’s on. There’s the rest of the weekend to recover… maybe.
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That is a classic line “Friday is for Fucking.” Love it. Dk <3
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Thomas W. Case wrote a new post
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Read MoreShe had these little cupsof coffee for eyes, and Ishould have stayed upall night.Love is a drunk whore.A lie from Saturn.Venus, slither back in theocean where you belong.Loneliness is a knife cuttingmy balls off.Knowledge arrived with analarm clock from...
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From the first line to the last, I was caught up in this
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Thanks, Willow.
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Brilliantly penned, Thomas. This is an incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thanks
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Outstanding poem Thomas. Love it!!
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I love the vague references and allusions, the metaphorical array of madness and symbolism. You can certainly feel the missteps and empathize with the devastation. As with all good poetry, I can read this in several different ways.
It’s a piece that keeps calling you back, Thomas… like a final glance behind you at a beautiful woman passing by.
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Thank you. I appreciate it.
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Powerfully penned, Nick. Trying to find hope in a valley of despair, I’ve been there my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian