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    Shadow Of Doubt

    Biased figures manipulate opportunities Power has reigned since the dawn of time Spitting rhetoric laced with dry ambiguities  False sincerity acted out in full pantomime   Dreams are aborted before even catching breath Harsh reality of being worked and taxed to death   Programmed from a young...

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    • Love this… great job Damion…

    • This post, at first blush, leaves me with what to disagree with. After a second read, and seeing the layers underneath, it is powerful and insists that one consider it on the deeper level. Many thanks and blessings. <3 Echo

    • Fist in the air, I’m over here going “Yeah! And…yeah!” All the way through this one. I remember this one & I’m glad she followed you over. Some truths should never fade into darkness. Favorite line:

      Only way to quit the lie is to go cold turkey

      That is gold, my friend

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I loved that line as well. It ranks high as one of my best in my opinion. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Raw and gritty. Love it.

    • Totally agree…
      We got a shitstorm of rhetoric and meaningless ambiguity to wade through. I remember the term “Double Speak” from Orwell’s 1984. So legitimate. The dude had the future pegged.

      What we need round here is another Nostradamus and some hymnals.

      Great write

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, DK. So glad you connected with the write my friend. He did get some of it spot on, indeed. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Love your raw writing man ❤️‍🔥

    • Phenomenal piece Damian. Nice work.

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    Spin the Globe

    Second to last day of schoolTomorrow, who gives a fucLast year my 6th graders dumped giant bags of Flaming Hot Cheetosinto a hastily washed storage bin,then added copious amountsof hot sauce and lemon juice.They polished off the whole thing.They...

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    • Thanks, Adira. It feels great to be free, at least for a while.

    • You know, in my class we’d spin the bottle, and the teacher wasn’t invited. I’m so glad you’re in there doing the spinning. It’s obvious that you make learning fun. (I’m not saying we didn’t have fun learning, but it wasn’t on the curriculum.)

      Have fun in your new life! You’ve earned it.

      • If it was Van Halen’s Hot for Teacher, the teacher might have been invited to Spin the Bottle (old video but still fun, I think anyway).

        Thanks for the good wishes on my new life. While web surfing I stumbled upon a school I might actually like. Going to apply. Can always turn it down.

    • Phenomenal write. Your poetry has such humor & realism. Love it! Wishing you the best of luck in your journey.

    • This is a great read.
      I wish I had teachers like you who gave a damn about her students. I’ve had ADD my whole life. I outgrew it for years but now as a geezer it’s returning…. which sucks.
      I skim everything but I read every word here…

      Best of luck going forward.
      I’m thinking of retiring but the thought of it makes me kinda want to puke. I’m old enough to retire but I’m not done yet.
      Need a new career not so much for the money but more for identity..

      BIG LIKE
      IMAGINARY RL AWARD

      • Thank you PS. I get the retirement struggle. Even if I could afford to retire at this point, I know I would feel lost. Like you, I feel I have more to give. And structure is necessary for ADDs like us. I’m just hoping to find a new gig that’s not as stressful. Hope you find what you’re looking for too.

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    Pirate 3

    Every Port O’ Callquatern   With whores in every port ‘o call A pirate aught not be alone And I intends ta’ fuck ‘em all Down to me very last doubloon!   Tis money that a pirate needs With...

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    • You are really really good, Reggie. I love the fact that you’re driven towards formal poetry. That’s a challenge to write which few of us venture to take. You make it seem natural and second nature with your wit and humor. I appreciate the pirate vernacular as well. Fun read! Fab subject matter.

      Those naughty pirates!

    • Thank you so much! Indeed I love the challenge of old school meter and rhyme.

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    A Guide for the Lady Considering the Purchase of a Foreign Automobile

    A gal choosing to purchase a car Whose manufacture proceeds from afar     Should consider the nation     Avoiding frustration! Here’s my man-splaining, brief seminar: British cars topped performance and fashionAnd old Jags still display lots of passion    But most...

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